Cold Mountain

Director: Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Albert Berger, William Horberg, Ron Yerxa

Overview

Based on the novel by Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella's star-studded Cold Mountain is a sweeping tale set in the final days of the American Civil War. Jude Law stars as Inman, a young soldier who, despite an injury, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada (Nicole Kidman) awaits. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby (Ren?e Zellweger), who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting folks. Also starring Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, and Philip Seymore Hoffman, Cold Mountain features original music by Jack White of the White Stripes.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/19/2011
UPC:	0031398137313
Original Release:	2003
Source:	Miramax Lionsgate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:34:00
Sales rank:	9,203

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nicole Kidman	Ada Monroe
Jude Law	Inman
Eileen Atkins	Maddy
Brendan Gleeson	Stobrod,Pistol
Donald Sutherland	Reverend Monroe
Ray Winstone	Teague
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Veasey
Kathy Baker	Sally Swanger
Natalie Portman	Sara
Giovanni Ribisi	Junior
James Gammon	Esco Swanger
Jack White	Georgia
Charlie Hunnam	Bosie
Jena Malone	Ferry Girl
Lucas Black	Oakley
Ethan Suplee	Pangle
Jay Tavare	Swimmer
Melora Walters	Lila
Taryn Manning	Shyla
Ren?e Zellweger	Ruby Thewes
Sharon Maguire	Ruby Thewes
Tom Aldredge	Blind Man
James Rebhorn	Doctor
Emily Deschanel	Mrs. Morgan
Robin Mullins	Mrs. Castlereagh
Ben Allison	Rourke
Trey Howell	Butcher
Alex Hassell	Orderly
William Boyer	Confederate Officer
Christopher Fennell	Acton Swanger
Erik Smith	Ellis Swanger
Cillian Murphy	Bardolph
Richard Brake	Nym
Rasool J'Han	Rebecca
Hank Stone	Brown
Mark Jeffrey Miller	Sheffield
Afemo Omilami	Joshua
Chet Dixon	Veasey Town Guard
Jamie Lee	Guard
Jen Apgar	Dolly
Gabriel Yared	Composer

Technical Credits

Anthony Minghella

Charles Frazier

Anthony Minghella	Screenwriter
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Bob Osher	Executive Producer,Producer
Sydney Pollack	Producer
Albert Berger	Producer
William Horberg	Producer
Steve Dent	Stunts
Michelle Guish	Casting
Ronna Kress	Casting
Dennis Lowe	Special Effects
David Rubin	Casting
Iain Smith	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert Vazquez	Special Effects
Ron Yerxa	Producer
Jessica Bouz	Stunts
Walter Murch	Sound Effects
Charles Frazier	Screenwriter
Marcus Alexander Bakkenberg	Special Effects
Peter Burgis	Sound Effects
Martin Cantwell	Sound Effects
Simon Chase	Sound Effects
Andie Derrick	Sound Effects
Adriano Di Lorenzo	Sound Effects
Caimin Bourne	Special Effects
Vasile Albinet	Stunts
Ivan Sharrock	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Feature
1. The Siege of Petersburg [5:20]
2. "Inman Speaks" [3:52]
3. "It's a Turkey Shoot!" [5:26]
4. Play Something Sweet [2:15]
5. "If it Were Enough Just to Stand" [5:48]
6. Heroes for the Cause [5:00]
7. "We Got Our War!" [6:31]
8. Bitter Chapters of Time [7:38]
9. Back to Cold Mountain [4:26]
10. Ada at the Well [3:22]
11. "My Name Is Ruby Thewes" [2:37]
12. "I'm a Man of God" [2:26]
13. Black Cove Catastrophe [2:11]
14. Ferry Crossing [4:04]
15. "You Never Wrapped Your Legs Around This Inman?" [4:06]
16. "The Tribes of Israel Are About to Flee!" [7:57]
17. Chain Gang [3:59]
18. "This World Won't Stand Long" [2:17]
19. "A Design for Each and Every One of Us" [4:11]
20. "Ruby With the Eyes That Sparkle" [5:20]
21. "Lie Here Next to Me" [6:46]
22. "Yankees Are Coming!" [11:02]
23. "A Cloud Over the Land" [5:24]
24. Lost and Found [8:30]
25. "I Marry You, I Marry You, I Marry You" [7:59]
26. "There Will Be a Reckoning" [7:32]
27. Making Peace With the Past [8:04]
28. End Credits [3:11]

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Special Features
Feature Commentary With Director Anthony Minghella and Editor Walter Murch
Scene Selections
Side #2 -- Bonus Features
Special Features
"Climbing Cold Mountain" - Documentary
Deleted Scenes
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Scene 2: Cold Mountain Chapel
Scene 12: Battlefield
Scene 36: Box Car
Scene 53: Ocean by the Hospital
Scene 90: Ada's Bedroom
Scene 103: Veasey Town
Scene 110: Old Mill
Scene 114: Bottom Field at Black Cove
Scene 152: Sara's Cabin
Scenes 173-175: Cold Mountain
Scene 189: Teague's Visit
The Words and Music of Cold Mountain - Royce Hall Special
A Journey to Cold Mountain
Sacred Harp History
Storyboard Comparisons
The Siege of Petersburg
The Swanger Torture Scene
Sara's Cabin
Sneak Peeks
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Miramax 25th Anniversary
The Alamo
The English Patient Collector's Edition
The Human Stain
Shall We Dance?
City of God
Cold Mountain
Hero
People I Know
The Barbarian Invasions

Editorial Reviews

Eyebrows were raised when the acclaimed Charles Frazier novel -- set in North Carolina during the Civil War -- wound up in the hands of British director Anthony Minghella, with Australian actress Nicole Kidman and British actor Jude Law cast as the film’s romantic leads, two American Southerners. But as with Minghella’s deft adaptation of The English Patient, his take on Cold Mountain is a deeply satisfying cinematic experience. The film opens in the closing days of the bloody conflict, where the wounded Confederate soldier Inman (Law) begins a dogged odyssey home to North Carolina’s Cold Mountain, where he hopes to resume his romance with preacher’s daughter Ada Monroe (Kidman). Since the death of her father, Ada’s been struggling to farm her land and is relying on the help of Ruby Thewes (Renée Zellweger), a resourceful drifter with whom she forms a pragmatic but increasingly fond relationship. Employing lengthy flashbacks, extraordinary settings (the film was shot in Romania), and evocative roots music, Minghella does a remarkable job of retaining the book’s multifarious characters and situations -- so much so that, even at 150 minutes, the film seems packed with incident enough for three movies. At times the pace flags, but the rich production and superb characterizations trump the occasional ponderousness. Law and Kidman are equally convincing, and Zellweger richly deserved the Oscar she won for her supporting role. The rest of the large cast is also distinguished, with plum roles going to Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eileen Atkins, Natalie Portman, Donald Sutherland, Kathy Baker, Brendan Gleeson, and Ray Winstone, among others. What’s more, the period is re-created with scrupulous attention to detail, making it easy for viewers to lose themselves in this epic drama.