| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Nicole Kidman |
Ada Monroe
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| Jude Law |
Inman
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| Renee Zellweger |
Ruby Thewes
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| James Gammon |
Esco Swanger
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| Brendan Gleeson |
Stobrod
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| Natalie Portman |
Sara
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| Eileen Atkins |
Maddy
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| Ray Winstone |
Teague
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| Kathy Baker |
Sally Swanger
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| Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Veasey
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| Renée Zellweger |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Romance; War |
| Director |
Anthony Minghella |
| Producer |
Sydney Pollack; Albert Berger |
| Writer |
Anthony Minghella; Charles Frazier |
| Cinematography |
John Seale |
| Musician |
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| Studio |
Buena Vista |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
152 |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Inman (Jude Law) is fighting in the Civil War thinking of his girl back home, Ada (Nicole Kidman). When he becomes convinced that the war is a lost cause, he deserts and starts walking back home to her. Before the war Ada was a girl of some means who only knew ladies' pursuits. During the war she loses her father and is at a loss as to how to maintain the family farm. Fortunately, Ruby (Renee Zellweger) comes along to help her. Although Ruby's a girl, she's tough as nails, and together they get the farm going. All the while, Inman is walking, trying to evade the Home Guard who is looking for deserters. He and another traveler stop to help a man who invites them home where there several women who are lonely for men. While the two deserters are being entertained, the man turns them into the bounty hunters. The squad and its chain of prisoners is attacked by Yankees. Everyone is killed except Inman who is rescued by an old woman. Ada and Ruby struggle on at home with the deprivations and dangers of the war. Inman meets a woman with a baby and saves them from Yankees before moving on. Ruby's father is killed by the bounty hunters, and Ruby and Ada are burying him when Ada sees Inman trudging up the road. They spend a night together. |
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| Edition Details |
| Edition |
Special Edition |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Barcode |
786936242164 |
| Release Date |
6/29/2004 |
| Subtitles |
Arabic; English; English (Closed Captioned); French; German; Italian; Spanish; Turkish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [German]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
DTS 5.1 [English] |
| No. of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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| "The Making of..." Featurette(s) Closed Captioned Commentary Deleted/Extended Scenes Scene Access 2-Disc Set |
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