Cold Mountain

2003 · directed by Anthony Minghella

Rating

71/100

Hit

no

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Cold Mountain (2003), directed by Anthony Minghella, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jude Law
• Nicole Kidman
• Renée Zellweger
• Eileen Atkins
• Brendan Gleeson
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Natalie Portman
• Giovanni Ribisi
• Donald Sutherland
• Ray Winstone

Crew

• John Seale — Director of Photography
• Walter Murch — Editor
• Gabriel Yared — Original Music Composer
• Anthony Minghella — Screenplay

More from Anthony Minghella

1. The English Patient (1996) — 82/100 · hit
2. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) — 76/100
3. Truly Madly Deeply (1991) — 72/100
4. Breaking and Entering (2006) — 56/100

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