Cold Mountain (film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Minghella |
| Produced by |
Sydney Pollack William Horberg Albert Berger Ron Yerxa |
| Screenplay by | Anthony Minghella |
| Based on |
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier |
| Starring |
Jude Law Nicole Kidman Renée Zellweger |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
| Cinematography | John Seale |
| Edited by | Walter Murch |
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Mirage Enterprises
Bona Fide Productions |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time
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154 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom Romania Italy |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $79 million |
| Box office | $173 million |
Cold Mountain is a 2003 American epic war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Charles Frazier. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger in leading roles as well as Natalie Portman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Melora Walters, Jena Malone, Donald Sutherland, Brendan Gleeson, Ray Winstone, Jack White, Kathy Baker, Cillian Murphy and Giovanni Ribisi in supporting roles.
The film tells the story of a wounded deserter from the Confederate army close to the end of the American Civil War, who is on his way to return to the love of his life.
Cold Mountain opened to positive reviews from critics and won several major awards. Renée Zellweger won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in the film. It was also a success at the box office and became a sleeper hit grossing more than double its budget worldwide. The film makes numerous allusions to Homer's The Odyssey.
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