Cold Mountain (2003)

Director:

Anthony Minghella

Writers (WGA):

Charles Frazier (book)
Anthony Minghella (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

Find your way home

Plot:

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier (Law) embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart (Kidman). Based on the novel by Charles Frazier.

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Civil War | Farm | American Civil War | North Carolina

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 61 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 17

9:30 AM

USA

Cast

Jude Law	...	Inman
Nicole Kidman	...	Ada Monroe
Renée Zellweger	...	Ruby Thewes
Eileen Atkins	...	Maddy
Brendan Gleeson	...	Stobrod Thewes
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Reverend Veasey
Natalie Portman	...	Sara
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Junior
Donald Sutherland	...	Reverend Monroe
Ray Winstone	...	Teague
Kathy Baker	...	Sally Swanger
James Gammon	...	Esco Swanger
Charlie Hunnam	...	Bosie
Jack White	...	Georgia
Ethan Suplee	...	Pangle
Jena Malone	...	Ferry Girl
Melora Walters	...	Lila
Lucas Black	...	Oakley
Taryn Manning	...	Shyla
Tom Aldredge	...	Blind Man
James Rebhorn	...	Doctor
Emily Deschanel	...	Mrs. Morgan
Robin Mullins	...	Mrs. Castlereagh
Ben Allison	...	Rourke
Trey Howell	...	Butcher
Alex Hassell	...	Orderly
Jay Tavare	...	Swimmer
William Boyer	...	Confederate Officer
Christopher Fennell	...	Acton Swanger (as Chris Fennell)
Erik Smith	...	Ellis Swanger
Cillian Murphy	...	Bardolph
Richard Brake	...	Nym
Sean Gleeson	...	Pistol
Rasool J'Han	...	Rebecca (as Rasool J'han)
Hank Stone	...	Brown
Mark Jeffrey Miller	...	Sheffield
Afemo Omilami	...	Joshua
Chet Dixon	...	Veasey Town Guard
Jamie Lee	...	Guard
Jen Apgar	...	Dolly
Katherine Durio	...	Mae
Martin Pemberton	...	Mo
Leonard Woodcock	...	Jo
William Roberts	...	Grayling
Dean Whitworth	...	Barber
Kristen Nicole LaPrade	...	Grace Inman (as Kristen Nicole La Prade)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Layton	...	Cold Mountain Villager (uncredited)
Robert Rice	...	Civil War Soldier (uncredited)
Bruce Williamson	...	Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
Anthony Minghella

Writing credits (WGA)
Charles Frazier		(book)
Anthony Minghella		(screenplay)

Produced by
Steve E. Andrews	....	associate producer
Albert Berger	....	producer
Tim Bricknell	....	associate producer (as Timothy Bricknell)
William Horberg	....	producer
Bob Osher	....	executive producer
Sydney Pollack	....	producer
Iain Smith	....	executive producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Ron Yerxa	....	producer

Original Music by
Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by
John Seale		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Walter Murch

Casting by
Ronna Kress
David Rubin

Production Design by
Dante Ferretti

Art Direction by
Maria-Teresa Barbasso		(as Maria Teresa Barbasso)
Pier Luigi Basile
Robert Guerra		(supervising art director)
Christian Niculescu
Luca Tranchino

Set Decoration by
Francesca Lo Schiavo

Costume Design by
Carlo Poggioli
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Caitlin Acheson	....	hair stylist: second unit
Caitlin Acheson	....	makeup artist: second unit
Emma Bailey	....	hair stylist
Emma Bailey	....	makeup artist
Jacqueline Bhavnani	....	hair stylist
Jacqueline Bhavnani	....	makeup artist
Michal Bigger	....	key makeup artist: USA
Catalin Ciutu	....	hair stylist
Catalin Ciutu	....	makeup artist
Nuala Conway	....	hair stylist
Nuala Conway	....	makeup artist
Paul Engelen	....	hair designer
Paul Engelen	....	makeup designer
Duncan Jarman	....	assistant prosthetics supervisor
Justine Jenkins	....	hair stylist
Justine Jenkins	....	makeup artist
Melissa Lackersteen	....	makeup artist
Robert McCann	....	makeup artist: Ms. Kidman
Steve Painter	....	prosthetics supervisor
Ivana Primorac	....	hair designer
Ivana Primorac	....	makeup designer
Nikita Rae	....	hair stylist: second unit
Nikita Rae	....	makeup supervisor: second unit
Natalie Reid	....	hair stylist
Natalie Reid	....	makeup artist
Darren Robinson	....	prosthetics technician
Jennifer Santiago	....	assistant hair stylist
Peggy Schierholz	....	key hair stylist: USA (as Peg Schierholz)
Matthew Smith	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Kerry Warn	....	hair stylist: Ms. Kidman
Isabel While	....	hair stylist (as Isabelle While)
Isabel While	....	makeup artist (as Isabelle While)
Julia Wilson	....	hair stylist
Julia Wilson	....	makeup artist
Petrona Winton	....	hair stylist
Petrona Winton	....	makeup artist
Jeremy Woodhead	....	hair stylist
Jeremy Woodhead	....	makeup artist
John R. Bayless	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Sherri Bramlett	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Susan Buffington	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Daniela Busoiu	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Gabi Cretan	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Herita Jones	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Linda Kamp	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Dana Roseanu	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Clara Tudose	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Chris Varosky	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Sally French	....	unit production manager
Steve Hutensky	....	executive in charge of production
Bogdan Moncea	....	production manager
Michael Saxton	....	post-production supervisor
Colin Vaines	....	executive in charge of production
Gian Paolo Varani	....	production manager (as Gianpaolo Varani)
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	unit production manager: USA (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)
Andrea Alunni	....	unit manager (uncredited)
Gabriella Di Santo	....	unit production manager: pre-production, Italy (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve E. Andrews	....	first assistant director
Jonny Benson	....	third assistant director: second unit
Adrian Conerth	....	additional first assistant director: Battlefield
Oana Ene	....	third assistant director
Richard Goodwin	....	third assistant director
Richard Hewitt	....	first assistant director: second unit
Ben Howard	....	third assistant director
Cristina Iliescu	....	third assistant director: second unit
Jennifer Leacey	....	second assistant director
Christo Morse	....	second assistant director: USA
Virgil Nicolaescu	....	third assistant director: second unit
Matthew Penry-Davey	....	second assistant director: second unit
Alexandra Puia	....	third assistant director
Anatol Reghintovschi	....	additional first assistant director: second unit (as Edward Anatol Reghintovschi)
Derin Seale	....	second unit director (as Derin A. Seale)
Matthew Sirianni	....	second second assistant director: USA
Andrew Bonner	....	third assistant director: second/insert unit (uncredited)
Adam Howard	....	dga trainee (uncredited)
Matthew Sampson	....	second assistant director: second/insert unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Fatiha Aitbadi	....	dressing props
Alessandro Alberti	....	assistant art director
Mihai Alecsa	....	assistant construction coordinator
Gianni Angler	....	head carpenter (as Giovanni Angler)
Barry Arnold	....	stand-by props: second unit
Lawrie Ayres	....	greens
Oana Babes	....	art department coordinator
Iulian Bostanaru	....	draftsperson
Alan Briant	....	dressing props
Roland Brooks	....	scenic charge: USA
Kenneth Bryant	....	leadman: USA
Diana Burton	....	property master: USA (as Diana E. Burton)
Dimitri Capuani	....	assistant art director
Teresa Carriker-Thayer	....	art director: USA
Alessandro Cedoloni	....	head plasterer
Temple Clark	....	storyboard artist
Vito Consoli	....	head painter
Geoff Cormier	....	greensman foreman: USA (as Geoffrey Cormier)
Cristian Corvin	....	assistant art director (as Corvin Cristian)
Alex Cosma	....	buyer
Giulia Chiara Crugnola	....	set designer
Steve Davis	....	set buyer: USA (as Stephen Davis)
Giancarlo Di Fusco	....	stand-by painter
Francesca Balestra Di Mottola	....	draftsperson
Frank M. Fleming	....	set dresser: USA
Patrick Fuhrman	....	set dresser: USA
Raffaella Giovannetti	....	assistant set decorator
Daniela Giovannoni	....	draftsperson
Michael D. Harrell	....	assistant property master: USA
Lisa Heathcote	....	food stylist
Roger Holden	....	greens
Peter Hooper	....	greens
Cristian Ivan	....	assistant art director
Susan Kaufman	....	set decorator: USA
Stephanie Kern	....	stand-by scenic artist: USA
Claire Kirk	....	art department coordinator: USA
Sabina Lepri	....	art department coordinator
Roberto Magagnini	....	key swing gang
Jon Marson	....	greens (as Jonathan Marson)
Charlie McGinlay	....	prop painter (as Charles McGinlay)
Gordon McVay	....	on-set dresser: USA
Rodolfo Mignacca	....	head upholsterer
Ilie Mihai	....	construction foreman (as Mihai Ilie)
Nick Milner	....	stand-by greens
Stefano Morbidelli	....	stand-by swing gang
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator: USA (as Thomas Morris Jr.)
Costin Nastac	....	assistant art director
Lisa Passerini	....	head painter
Raymond Perry	....	property master
Doug Petersen	....	propmaker: USA
Stelios Polychronakis	....	graphic artist
Serban Porupca	....	assistant art director
Olivia Postolache	....	assistant art director
Chuck Potter	....	set decorator: USA (as Charles M. Potter)
Salvatore Reitano	....	head carpenter
Bruno Robotti	....	scenic foreman: USA
Terry Royce	....	supervising stand-by props
Ida Sagnotti	....	assistant set decorator
Alessandro Santucci	....	draftsperson
Alessandro Santucci	....	stand-by art director: second unit (as Alessandro Maria Santucci)
Fulvio Sergianni	....	head carpenter
Fulvio Sergianni	....	stand-by carpenter
Luigi Sergianni	....	construction coordinator
Graham Stickley	....	props storeman
Micky Swift	....	stand-by props
Nadejda Tatarinova	....	head painter (as Nadia Tatarinova)
Petrus Toader	....	assistant construction coordinator
Ivano Todeschi	....	head painter
Ivano Todeschi	....	scenic artist
Maria Luisa Urbano	....	draftsperson
Lloyd Vincent	....	stand-by props
Vieru Vlad	....	assistant art director (as Vlad Vieru)
Stephanie Waldron	....	greens
Paul Waller	....	model maker
Tony Wright	....	storyboard artist
Ian Young	....	dressing props
Diana Apostol	....	assistant construction coordinator (uncredited)
Cristian Baluta	....	buyer (uncredited)
Sean Bernard	....	painter (uncredited)
Simon Brindle	....	specialty property designer (uncredited)
Alec Burnham	....	assistant to art director (uncredited)
Richard M. Cole	....	propmaker gangboss: USA (uncredited)
Daniel Dietrich	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Sonya Duvall	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
James Fulgham	....	greens person (uncredited)
George Harding III	....	lead greensman: USA (uncredited)
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker (uncredited)
G. Heath Hood	....	property maker: post-production (uncredited)
R. Mark Hughes	....	third props (uncredited)
Eric Hunsaker	....	set dresser: Virginia (uncredited)
Glauco Isidori	....	painter (uncredited)
Christopher Kuder	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Thomas F. Lombardi	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Donnie MacDonald	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Stephanie Macomber Kern	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
John W. Morgan	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Izabela Niculae	....	assistant to construction coordinator (uncredited)
William Scot Noonan	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Bozydar Orszula	....	construction general foreman: U.S. (uncredited)
James Passanante	....	paint foreman: USA (uncredited)
Gregg Perez	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Eugen Pisau	....	props (uncredited)
William Rampey	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Mike Raybould	....	set dresser: Virginia (uncredited)
Domenico Reordino	....	painter (uncredited)
Terry Royce	....	props (uncredited)
Bob Smith	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Claudio Stefani	....	set dresser swing (uncredited)
Dan Toader	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Scott D. Warner	....	gangboss (uncredited)
E. Parker Webb	....	greens (uncredited)
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Martin Cantwell	....	sound effects editor
Simon Chase	....	assistant sound editor
Andie Derrick	....	foley artist
Adriano Di Lorenzo	....	second boom operator
Adriano Di Lorenzo	....	sound assistant
Richard Fordham	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew Gough	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alex Joseph	....	foley editor
Eddy Joseph	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Levinson	....	adr supervisor
Ian Munro	....	sound mixer: second unit
Paul Munro	....	sound maintenance: second unit
Walter Murch	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barry O'Sullivan	....	sound maintenance
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colin Ritchie	....	dialogue editor
Ivan Sharrock	....	production sound mixer
C. Douglas Cameron	....	boom operator: USA (uncredited)
Ed Colyer	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Nick Foley	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Steve Hancock	....	sound technician (uncredited)
James Harrison	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Alex Joseph	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Sue Lenny	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Nigel Mills	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Stuart Morton	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Mike Wood	....	additional sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Caimin Bourne	....	special effects technician
Simon Cockren	....	special effects technician
Terence J. Cox	....	lead senior special effects technician (as Terry Cox)
Raymond Ferguson	....	senior special effects technician (as Ray Ferguson)
Rodney Fuller	....	senior special effects technician
Joseph Geday	....	special effects technician
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects supervisor
Mike Kerby	....	special effects technician
Dave Knowles	....	senior special effects technician (as David Knowles)
Mark Meddings	....	special effects buyer
Mark Meddings	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Painter	....	prosthetics supervisor
Dave Roddham	....	special effects technician (as David Roddham)
Robert Vazquez	....	special effects coordinator: USA
Steven Warner	....	special effects technician (as Steve Warner)
Andy Williams	....	special effects floor supervisor
Trevor Williams	....	special effects technician
Trevor Wood	....	special effects supervisor
Michael J. Hudson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Danielle McAulay	....	special effects (uncredited)
Steve Painter	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)
Anthony Parker	....	special makeup effects crew (uncredited)
Gary Pilkinton	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Simon Quinn	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Rick Reeder	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Patrick Tantalo	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Kathleen Tonkin	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Marcus Alexander	....	digital lab editor: Framestore CFC
Adam Glasman	....	digital lab colorist: Framestore CFC
Alex Hope	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Tim Keene	....	digital lab producer: Framestore CFC
Dennis Lowe	....	visual effects supervisor
Fay McConkey	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Claire McGrane	....	digital lab producer: Framestore CFC
Paul Riddle	....	digital supervisor: Double Negative
Oliver Atherton	....	scanning and recording (uncredited)
Richard Briscoe	....	senior digital compositor (uncredited)
Andy Burrow	....	scanning manager (uncredited)
Edward Xi Chen	....	data operator (uncredited)
James Clarke	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Ciaran Crowley	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Sean Danischevsky	....	digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited)
Jerome Dewhurst	....	digital lab operator (uncredited)
Andy Hague	....	visual effects editorial (uncredited)
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative (uncredited)
Jack James	....	online editor (uncredited)
Jody Johnson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Catalin Kislinger	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Andrew Lockley	....	digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited)
Sarah Lockwood	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Rebecca Manning	....	data operation assistant: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Dan McRae	....	digital lab (uncredited)
Evonne Merlicek	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Neil Miller	....	matte painter: Double Negative (uncredited)
Mike Morrison	....	data operator (uncredited)
Paul Norris	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Christopher Page	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Steve Parsons	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Dave Robinson	....	systems engineer (uncredited)
Xavier Roig	....	visual effects: Double Negative (uncredited)
Jeremy Sawyer	....	data operator (uncredited)
Matthew Shaw	....	video editorial (uncredited)
Kevan Shorey	....	matchmove artist: Double Negative (uncredited)
Matina Skouteri	....	digital lab operator (uncredited)
Jim Steel	....	digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited)
Jelena Stojanovic	....	sequence supervisor (uncredited)
Maria Stroka	....	film recording producer (uncredited)
Paola Varvaro	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Tara Walker	....	digital lab operator (uncredited)
Pieter Warmington	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Stephen Willey	....	systems engineer (uncredited)
Aubrey Woodiwiss	....	digital cleanup (uncredited)
Doron Zar	....	digital grading assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Jessica Bouz	....	stunt department coordinator
Steve Dent	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Henson	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Franklin Henson)
Vasile Albinet	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Carlo Antonioni	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dicu Aurel	....	stunt double: Jack White (uncredited)
Georges Branche	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Chopping	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ricardo Cruz	....	stunts (uncredited)
Valter Di Francesco	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mary Fallick	....	stunt double (uncredited)
David Garrick	....	stunts (uncredited)
Julian George	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rob Inch	....	stunts (uncredited)
Morgan Johnson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Stephanie Lelievre	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alin Luchian	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Dicu Marian	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Miles	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brian Nickels	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hernan Ortiz	....	stunts (uncredited)
Adrian Pavlovschi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Jena Malone (uncredited)
Vasilescu Valentin	....	stunt double: William Roberts (uncredited)
Reg Wayment	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter White	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Leonard Bacica	....	assistant video assist operator
Giampaolo Bagala	....	key grip: second unit (as Giampaolo Bagalà)
Roberto Bagalá	....	grip: second unit (as Roberto Bagalà)
Bob Becchio	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, USA
Leonardo Beltrame	....	electrician
Stephen Berkman	....	photographer: Tintype photos
Nicu Botarleanu	....	electrician (as Nicu Botirleanu)
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Paul Brown	....	generator operator
Daniele Cafolla	....	electrician
Rod Calarco	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, USA
Keith Califano	....	best boy grip: USA
Cristina Capone	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Calin Catalin	....	electrician (as Catalin Calin)
Pascu Cioc	....	electrician (as Cioc Pascu)
Andy Clapp	....	best boy electric: USA (as Andrew Clapp)
Phil Cohen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, USA
Alisa M. Colley	....	camera loader: "a" camera, USA
Sean Connor	....	focus puller: second unit
Richard Copeman	....	video assist operator
Maurizio Cremisini	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Pui Cristian Mircea	....	video assist operator (as Mircea Pui)
Paul Cronin	....	generator operator: second unit
Claudio Del Gobbo	....	dolly grip
Massimiliano Dessena	....	best boy grip
Roberto Diamanti	....	grip: second unit
Stefano Di Pasquali	....	grip
Cristi Epure	....	grip
Sergio Faina	....	rigging grip
Peter Field	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Morris Flam	....	gaffer
Doriano Forti	....	rigging grip
John Gamble	....	focus puller: second unit
Florica George	....	electrician (as George Florica)
Cristiano Giavedoni	....	electrician
Catalin Grigoras	....	electrician
Jim Harris	....	electrician
Iacopo Iacopini	....	grip
Radu Ion	....	electrician
Charles Laughon	....	video assist operator: USA (as John C. Laughon Jr.)
Clay Liversidge	....	rigging gaffer: USA
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator: USA (as Bruce Mac Callum)
Stefano Marino	....	best boy
Daniele Massaccesi	....	Steadicam operator
Daniele Massaccesi	....	camera operator
Andy McBrearty	....	electrician
Michael McGrath	....	key grip: USA
Francesco Mele	....	rigging grip
Tommaso Mele	....	key grip
Giuseppe Meloni	....	rigging electrician
Paul Murphy	....	electrician
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera, USA (as Dave Norris)
Peter O'Connor	....	clapper loader: second unit
Cesare Pascarella	....	grip
Giorgio Pezzotti	....	grip
Michelle Pizanis	....	camera trainee
Sam Renton	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Salvatore Ruberto	....	rigging electrician
Art Schultz	....	rigging electrician
Sky Sharrock	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Allan D. Smith	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, USA (as Allan Smith)
George Stan	....	electrician
George Steele	....	video assist operator: second unit
Marco Sticchi	....	electrician
John R. Sutton	....	rigging key grip: USA (as John R. Sutton II)
Stefan Tarzioru	....	electrician
Paolo Tiberti	....	grip: second unit
Pietro Tiberti	....	grip: second unit
Demmie Todd	....	still photographer: USA
Severino Tramontani	....	electrician
Sorin Udrea	....	grip
Stewart Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Stewart A. Whelan)
Tim Wooster	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Tim Wooster	....	director of photography: second unit
Francesco Zaccaria	....	gaffer: second unit
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Tom Barrett	....	best boy rigging grip (uncredited)
Doug Cordonier	....	grip (uncredited)
Daniel Edwards	....	camera trainee (uncredited)
Tom Fendley	....	electrician (uncredited)
Charles A. Harris	....	key rigging grip: Virginia (uncredited)
Ionut Lupulescu	....	video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)
Greg Martin	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Jack McCollum	....	best boy rigging electric (uncredited)
Pat Miller	....	electrician (uncredited)
Barret Oliver	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Harrison Palmer	....	grip: USA (uncredited)
Jason Parker	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jonathan Smiles	....	high definition video engineer (uncredited)
S. Benny Smyth	....	electrician: Virginia (uncredited)
Alexandru Sterian	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
McLean Alley	....	extras casting
Connie Czernek	....	casting assistant
Craig Fincannon	....	location casting: USA
Lisa Mae Fincannon	....	location casting: USA
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting: USA
Floriela Grapini	....	extras casting assistant
Michelle Guish	....	casting consultant: UK
Jason Heslep	....	extras casting: USA
Jason Heslep	....	local casting: USA
Gaby Kester	....	casting associate: UK
Maurice Lospinoso	....	extras casting: USA (as Moe Lospinoso)
Maurice Lospinoso	....	local casting: USA (as Moe Lospinoso)
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton	....	extras casting
Miura Smith	....	casting coordinator
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)
Seth Whitlow	....	location casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	costume supervisor: USA
Eli Calin	....	costume assistant
Magda Candea	....	costume assistant
Nina Dorneanu	....	costume assistant
Adriana Dorobantu	....	costume assistant
Peter Edmonds	....	costume equipage
Serena Fiumi	....	costume assistant
Elena Fratila	....	costume assistant
Anne Gorman	....	costume shop supervisor: USA
Giampiero Grassi	....	costume cutter: men
Silvia Guidoni	....	costume assistant
Melissa Haley	....	costumes coordinator
Gordon Harmer	....	wardrobe master: second unit
Mike Hodge	....	stand-by costume: second unit
Peter Hornbuckle	....	costume assistant
Tom Hornsby	....	costume assistant
Carolyn Hunter	....	costume assistant
Carmen Ilie	....	set costumer
Aurelia Ivascu	....	costume assistant
Karen Keyes	....	costumer: USA (as Karen D. Keyes)
Keva Keyes	....	costumer: USA
Elsa Malandra	....	costume cutter: women
Michelle Matland	....	assistant to costume designer
Adriana Mattiozzi	....	chief seamstress
Verena O'Connor	....	costumer: USA (as Verena D. O'Connor)
Mariana Pal	....	costume assistant
Enzo Serafino Pellegrino	....	head ager and dyer (as Serafino Pellegrino)
Lindsay Pugh	....	costume supervisor
Doina Raducut	....	set costumer
Mioara Radu	....	costume department secretary
Adam Roach	....	key set costumer
Sunny Rowley	....	costume assistant
Jonathan Schwartz	....	costume assistant
Omar J. Simmons	....	costumer: USA
Paul Simmons	....	costumer: USA (as Paul A. Simmons Jr.)
Jessica S. Smith	....	costumer: USA
Hannah Sorkin	....	costume researcher
Mark Sutherland	....	costume assistant
Gina M. Timpanaro	....	costumer: USA (as Gina Timpanaro)
Adriana Vianu	....	costume assistant
J. Brad Watson	....	costumer: USA
Mitchell Bloom	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Ecaterina Dorneanu	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Fionnuala M. Lynch	....	costumer: Ms. Kidman (uncredited)
Boyd Miles	....	costumer: Virginia (uncredited)
Alice Powell	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Marcus Alexander	....	digital lab editor: Framestore CFC
Ion Mihai Bogdan	....	additional trainee editor
Linda A. Borgeson	....	executive in charge of post-production
Sean Cullen	....	first assistant editor
Adam Glasman	....	digital film colorist
Adam Glasman	....	digital lab colorist: Framestore CFC
Tim Keene	....	digital lab producer: Framestore CFC
Tim Keene	....	digital laboratory producer
Giulia Maura	....	post-production coordinator
Claire McGrane	....	digital lab producer: Framestore CFC
Claire McGrane	....	digital laboratory producer
Walter Slater Murch	....	second assistant film editor
Ilinca Nanoveanu	....	additional trainee editor
Geraint Huw Reynolds	....	second assistant film editor
Verity Wislocki	....	post-production assistant
Keith Croket	....	assistant editor: New York dailies (uncredited)
Rebecca Manning	....	data operation assistant: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Dan McRae	....	digital lab (uncredited)
Susannah Reid	....	editor trainee (uncredited)
Timothy Serda	....	technician: Final Cut Pro (uncredited)
Matina Skouteri	....	digital lab operator (uncredited)
Maria Stroka	....	film recording producer (uncredited)
Jon Thompson	....	post-production consultant (uncredited)
Tara Walker	....	digital lab operator (uncredited)
Stephen Willey	....	systems engineer (uncredited)
Doron Zar	....	digital grading assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Riley Baugus	....	additional musician
John Bell	....	orchestrator
Nancy Blake	....	additional musician
Norman Blake	....	additional musician
Sue Bohling	....	musician: solo cor anglais
Fernand Bos	....	source music editor
Nicholas Bucknall	....	musician: solo clarinet
T-Bone Burnett	....	executive music producer
John Cohen	....	associate music producer
Mike Compton	....	additional musician
Tim Eriksen	....	on-set music advisor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Allan Jenkins	....	music editor
Edgar Meyer	....	additional musician
Jill Meyers	....	music business affairs
Bob Neuwirth	....	associate music producer
Tim O'Brien	....	additional musician: courtesy of Howdy Skies Records
Sam Okell	....	assistant scoring engineer
Mike Piersante	....	song recording & mixing
Dirk Powell	....	on-set music advisor
Harry Rabinowitz	....	conductor
John Richards	....	music engineer
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music
David Theodore	....	musician: oboe solo
Kirsty Whalley	....	music editor
Rolf Wilson	....	musician: solo violin
Rolf Wilson	....	orchestra leader
Gabriel Yared	....	orchestrator
Roland Heap	....	assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)
Paul Kegg	....	musician: cello (uncredited)
Nicole Kidman	....	musician: piano (uncredited)
Debra MacCulloch	....	music legal advisor (uncredited)
Scott McRae	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Anthony Minghella	....	score producer (uncredited)
Kevin Townend	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Gabriel Yared	....	score producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Brian Baverstock	....	transportation coordinator (as Bryan Baverstock)
Ravi Dube	....	transportation coordinator: second unit (as Ravi Dubé)
Florin Gon	....	assistant transportation coordinator
Wayne Jones	....	transportation captain: USA
Sarbu Marian	....	assistant transportation coordinator (as Marian Sarbu)
Cindi Randall	....	driver
Lee Siler	....	transportation coordinator: USA
Kim Smallwood	....	driver
Mircea Tudor	....	assistant transportation coordinator
Elena Valeanu	....	assistant transportation coordinator
Kenneth Bennett	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Russell l Byrd	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Mickey Davie	....	vehicle technician (uncredited)
Robert Gillis	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
Brett Leslie	....	driver (uncredited)
Andrei Sendrea	....	driver (uncredited)
Scott Siler	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Ellie Aitken	....	assistant: Ms. Kidman (as Ellie M. Aitken)
Tamara Andrews	....	animal wrangler: USA
Gabi Antal	....	accountant: Bucharest
Simon Atherton	....	supervising armorer
Beverly Ballzigler	....	production secretary: USA (as Beverly Lynn Ballzigler)
Iulian Batog	....	on-set translator
John D. Bert	....	military advisor: Civil War
Mara Blaj	....	production runner
Cristian Bostanescu	....	studio executive: Castel Film (as Cristi Bostanescu)
William Brown	....	advisor: civil war lifestyles
Adrian Buescu	....	administrative accountant
Elaine Burt	....	production coordinator
Sabrina Canale	....	assistant to producer
Donna Casey	....	accounting assistant
Mara Cereda	....	production coordinator: Rome
Meredith Chislett	....	assistant: Ms. Zellweger
Diane Chittell	....	shipping coordinator
Diane Chittell	....	travel coordinator
Emily Chittell	....	production runner
Felicia Ciurus	....	liaison: Brasov
Rodica Gina Coclea	....	accommodation coordinator (as Rodica Coclea)
Rodica Gina Coclea	....	assistant coordinator (as Rodica Coclea)
Carmela Compagnone	....	accountant: Rome
Simon Crook	....	unit location manager
Steve Cummings	....	armory technician
Steve Cummings	....	weapons armorer
Fabrizio De Angelis	....	chef
Steve Dent	....	horse master
John DeSimone	....	production office coordinator: USA (as John De Simone)
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
Karen Eisenstadt	....	production accountant: USA
Jane Evans	....	executive in charge of physical production
Dr. Caroline Forte	....	unit doctor
Annie Frazier	....	stand-in
Ken Garside	....	supervising armorer
Greg Gilman	....	key set production assistant: USA
Fiona Gosden	....	crowd assistant director: second unit
Carolyn Hall	....	financial controller
Radu Hermeziu	....	agronomist
Dan Hillsdon	....	cashier (as Daniel Hillsdon)
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach: Ms. Kidman
Karen Hogarty	....	legal services
Brian Howard	....	facility manager
Concetta Iannelli	....	production workshop lead
Ben Jackson	....	assistant: Mr. Law
Kevin Jenkins	....	assistant location manager
Captain Jeff Johnson	....	marine coordinator: USA (as Capt. Jeff Johnson)
Huw Penalt Jones	....	production executive (as Huw Penallt Jones)
Larry Kaplan	....	publicist
Charlotte Kirchgaesser	....	assistant coordinator: Brasov
Buddy Knotts	....	helicopter pilot: USA
Samantha Knox-Johnston	....	production coordinator: second unit
Michael Kraus	....	military advisor: Civil War
Gary Lamantia	....	technician: Wescam, USA
Emily Lascelles	....	assistant production coordinator
Rosalind Lawton	....	legal services
Chandra Leigh	....	stand-in
Cristina Leurini	....	catering manager
James Lockwood	....	double: Reverend Monroe (as Jim Lockwood)
George Marshall	....	post-production accountant
David Ray Martin	....	supervising location manager: USA (as David Martin)
Jennifer Massi	....	archival assistant
Cassius Matthias	....	assistant: Mr. Minghella, London
Ivan Mavor	....	assistant accountant
Bianca Milu	....	stand-in
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Della Moore	....	production accountant
Ali Moshref	....	production accountant
Jack Munn	....	medic: USA
Julian Murray	....	cashier
Magnus Wolfe Murray	....	liaison: Romanian Army
Andrea Nachman	....	travel coordinator: USA (as Andrea L. Nachman)
Petra Novotná	....	double: Ada (as Petra Novotna)
Mike O'Farrell	....	catering consultant
Katharine Otway	....	legal services: Olswang
Caroline Oxley-Mcleod	....	unit nurse (as Caroline Oxley)
Vlad Paunescu	....	co-production executive: Castel Film
Shannon Petska	....	assistant production coordinator: Richmond
Brian Pohanka	....	military advisor: Civil War
Sylvia Pyke	....	assistant to executive producer
Gill Raddings	....	animal coordinator
Gill Raddings	....	animal trainer
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds	....	animal wrangler: USA (as Paul Reynolds)
Steven John Reynolds	....	assistant accountant: USA (as Steven Reynolds)
Kathleen Richter	....	payroll accountant: USA
Claire Robertson	....	cast accountant
Christopher Ross	....	technician: Panavision
Christopher Ross	....	technician: Panavision
Donald Sabourin	....	production coordinator
Matthew Sampson	....	production runner
Floriana Sandu	....	assistant location manager
Lisbeth Savill	....	legal services: Olswang
Cristiano Sebastianelli	....	payroll clerk: Rome
Corina Serbanescu	....	production assistant: Bucharest
Michael Sharp	....	supervising location manager
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	assistant accountant: USA
C.C. Smiff	....	double: Inman (as CC Smiff)
Ben Smith	....	assistant location manager
Heather Storr	....	script supervisor: second unit
Andy Surry	....	production runner (as Andrew T. Surry)
Robert Tatu	....	stand-in
Aminta Townshend	....	trainee script supervisor
Massimo Trapani	....	craft service
Don Troiani	....	consultant: Civil War uniforms and equipage
Rae Umsted	....	assistant production coordinator: USA
Luminita Velescu	....	unit doctor
Daniel Virgulto	....	craft service (as Daniele Virgulto)
Anne Wilson	....	location accountant: USA (as Anne K. Wilson)
Stephen Yetman	....	location manager: Charleston, USA (as Stephen J. Yetman)
Massimo Zei	....	chef
Alan Abrams	....	legal counsel: Costa Abrams & Coate (uncredited)
Phyl Allarie	....	travel coordinator (uncredited)
Damian Anderson	....	production coordinator: Italy (uncredited)
Clyde D. Baisey	....	medic (uncredited)
Joan Baker	....	adr artist (uncredited)
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)
Brian Bartelt	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dawn Blacksten	....	assistant location manager: Virginia (uncredited)
Brooke Brunson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Maggie Burke	....	historical consultant (uncredited)
Robin Citrin	....	location manager: pre-production (uncredited)
Cliff Duane Cochran	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Don Coppola	....	production assistant: USA (uncredited)
Tudor Cotovelea	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	crane swinger (uncredited)
Tona B. Dahlquist	....	project manager: South Carolina Film Office (uncredited)
D. Tobias Denney	....	production assistant: USA (uncredited)
Gabriella Di Santo	....	pre-production manager: Italy (uncredited)
Larry Donahue	....	caterer (uncredited)
Dave Evans	....	armorer (uncredited)
Katie Flynn	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sarah Fralin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Bianca Gavin	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Tracy Gossett	....	assistant to actor (uncredited)
David Greenbaum	....	executive assistant: Harvey Weinstein (uncredited)
Vanessa Hoffman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
David Honaker	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Andrew Jack	....	dialect coach: Ray Winstone (uncredited)
Clara Jacobs	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ian Kennedy	....	office production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Nick Komornicki	....	armorer (uncredited)
Shannon Kors	....	executive assistant: Mr. Horberg (uncredited)
Chandra Leigh	....	double: Renee Zellweger (uncredited)
Veronica Lemcoff	....	assistant: Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Sarah Lyle Fralin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeremy Marks	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Eve Petcher	....	accommodation coordinator (uncredited)
Tarah Phillippi	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Russ Richards	....	re-enactor (uncredited)
Eric Ian Robinson	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein (uncredited)
Deborah Ross	....	title designer (uncredited)
Ken Roy	....	representative: Central Virginia Film Office (uncredited)
Jason J. Scott	....	set production assistant: USA (uncredited)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)
Scott Slone	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Marius Stanciu	....	location scout (uncredited)
Kathryn Stephens	....	office production assistant: Virginia (uncredited)
Ovidiu Stoia	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sheena Wichary	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Tim Wildgoose	....	armory moldmaker (uncredited)
Emily Ziff	....	assistant: Philip Seymour Hofman (uncredited)
Amelia Zontini	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Ron Barden	....	thanks: Price Waterhouse Coopers
John Hadity	....	special thanks
Matt Landon	....	special thanks (as Matthew Landon)
Eric Roth	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Miramax Films (presents)
• Mirage Enterprises
• Bona Fide Productions (as Bona Fide)

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2007) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Net5 (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc collector's edition) (steelbook)

Special Effects

• Double Negative (visual effects)
• Framestore CFC (digital film grading)
• Neil Corbould Special Effects (special effects supplies)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• Animal Makers (animal effects)
• Cine Image Film Opticals (end titles) (uncredited)
• East Coast Films

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment (as Arri Lighting Rental)
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded and mixed at (as Abbey Road Studios, London)
• American Humane Association, The  animals monitored by
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Carter's Grove  thanks
• Castel Film Romania  production services: Romania (as Castel Film Services, Bucharest, Romania)
• Catering di Leurini Cristina (CLIC)  catering
• Cattleya  production services: Italy
• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation  thanks
• Columbia Records  soundtrack published by (uncredited)
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Cybermotion  title animation
• DMZ Records  soundtrack published by (uncredited)
• Dakota Music Services  music preparation (as Dakota Music)
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  sound re-recording (as De Lane Lea)
• Deborah Ross Film Design  main and end titles
• Digital Film Tree  digital post services (as Digitalfilm Tree)
• Eastman Kodak Company  motion picture film (as Kodak)
• Entertainment Clearances  script research
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  pro tools system
• Goldcrest Post Production London  post-production facilities (as Goldcrest Post Production)
• Hanna Brothers Extreme Motion Picture Catering  caterer: U.S.
• Location Lodging Worldwide  travel and accommodations
• Morlacco  lighting equipment
• Near North Insurance Brokerage  insurance services (as Near North)
• North Carolina Film Office  special thanks
• On Set Location Services  location facilities (as On Set)
• Panalight  cameras and lenses
• Panavision UK  cameras and lenses
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment: USA (uncredited)
• Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC)  thanks
• Romanian Minister of National Defense, The  thanks
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack published by (uncredited)
• South Carolina Film Office  special thanks
• Virginia Film Office  special thanks
• Western North Carolina Film Commission  special thanks (as Western North Carolina Regional Film Commission)
• Williamsburg, Virginia  thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

154 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #40383) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Australia:M (TV rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:11 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Japan:R-15 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Francis Kemp was first considered for the old mountain woman, but turned it down.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ada is turkey hunting and meets Inman, she fires the right-hand barrel of her double barrelled shot-gun to kill a turkey. Without reloading, she then fires the same barrel in an attempt to frighten Inman away.

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Words and Music of 'Cold Mountain' (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sittin' on Top of the World

Worth watching even if "brought to you by Mattel."

There are a couple of things wrong with this episodic, rather sweeping film, but not enough to destroy it. Fortunately, the good outweighs the bad enough to make it worthwhile viewing. Law plays a shy, but thoughtful young man in Cold Mountain, NC. When the local minister's daughter (Kidman) moves to town, he is immediately taken with her and they share a few very brief, very stifled moments (including an impromptu kiss) before he leaves to fight in the Civil War. (An opening battle scene is so intense that the impact of it literally tears the clothes off one participant!) As they each experience great change, disappointment and destruction, it is their longing for each other that keeps them going. He can't wait to get back to her and she can't wait for him to come back. As Law treks across the southeastern coast, he comes upon a wide variety of opponents and allies. These are all played with great skill by a terrific gallery of solid, semi-name actors (Hoffman, Ribisi, Portman, Atkins, etc......) Meanwhile, Kidman faces the end of her gentle existence and almost existence itself until a scrappy, brassy local girl steps in to rescue her. Zellweger plays this feisty, mouthy girl, using every ounce of her acting prowess. The pair must fend off an opportunistic home guardsman played by a slimy Winstone. The film lurches forward with the all-important reunion moment dangling in front of the viewers like a carrot on a stick. It is solely due to the acting talent and intense chemistry of the stars and not the sketchy, spotty script that this moment carries any dramatic weight at all. Somehow, Law and Kidman manage the impossible, which is to create a romance and desire for one another that is never properly developed on the screen. They are forced to create everything through their expressions and body language and do just that. As good as they are, they are almost completely overtaken by the surprisingly wondrous and intriguing work of Zellweger. Her welcome dash of vinegar and bluntness is a perfect counterpoint for the dewy and sensitive lovers. Also, of particular note is another surprise - the downright striking job that Portman does as a lonely widow and mother. She outdoes herself in this brief role. As a matter of fact, nearly every performance in the film is excellent. The one exception is the horribly anachronistic and inexplicable presence of the peroxide blonde henchman to Winstone. His punk-rock, eyelinered look and shopping-mall line delivery remove the viewer from the already tenuous time period whenever he's on screen. (And is it ever stated why someone his age isn't IN the war??) That's one other problem. There is very little period feel to this film. It always seems like the actors are playing with clothes they found at Western Costume with their make up done by Ben Nye. Kidman's hair, while lovely, is absolutely ridiculous. It distracts from and detracts from scenes very often. Ditto her make up. One key scene near the end is a close up and her heavy mascara and shadow grey/purple eyeshadow (masterfully applied by those Hollywood wizards) turn what should have been an agonizing emotional moment into "Barbie Does the Civil War". Zellweger does better in the make-up department, though her chemically-whitened teeth do not go very far in suggesting her character's background. Her deliberately tousled hair is also a problem at times, but nowhere near the level of Kidman's. These are quibbles in light of the bigger problem which is an overriding predictability. Even to one who has never read the book, there is no doubt as to the ending of the film. There is very little room for surprise and what there is of that is telegraphed again and again. So the audience is left watching a 2-1/2 hour film with a foregone conclusion. (And this sometimes meandering work was originally FIVE hours long!) The amount of footage left on the cutting room floor makes for some uncomfortable continuity (such as when a character is tortured and watches 3 family members slaughtered and is next seen smilingly dancing a Christmas jig!) Nevertheless, the romance and beauty of the film still delivers and there is no doubt that Kidman is a MOVIE STAR. She glows and glistens and has every accommodation made to her. Even her old riding coat looks runway perfect. Law is achingly beautiful in the early scenes, but delivers a sincere, dedicated performance in spite of his physical features (which are all but buried as it wears on.)