In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.
Inman, a wounded confederate soldier, is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his prewar sweetheart, Ada.
Written by Siddharth Mohan <siddharth@freesurf.ch>
As of 2003, this was the most expensive film Miramax has financed on its own, with a budget of about $79 million.
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Goofs
Factual errors:
In the opening battle scene, the famous Crater at Petersburg is depicted as much wider and deeper than it actually was.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Ada:
[voiceover]
Dear Mr. Inman, I began by counting the days, then the months. I don't count on anything anymore except the hope that you will return, and the silent fear that in the years since we saw each other, this war, this awful war, will have changed us both beyond all reckoning. See more »