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In 1861, the Southern Confederacy is formed and the American Civil War ignites. Friends Jake and Jack join the Bushwhackers, a unit formed to raid the North Union soldiers. With the fierce winter looming their unit must separate and find shelter, their quest helped by a young widow called Sue Lee...Product Identifiers
ProducerTed Hope, Robert F. Colesberry, James Schamus
EAN5017239190605
eBay Product ID (ePID)3945544
Product Key Features
ActorJewel, Tobey Maguire, Jeffrey Wright, Skeet Ulrich
Film/TV TitleRide with the Devil
DirectorAng Lee
LanguageEnglish
Run Time135 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2000
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Trailer\Featurette\Behind the Scenes
GenreWesterns
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
ComposerMychael Danna
Production DesignerMark Friedberg
Additional InformationDirector Ang Lee follows up the critically acclaimed THE ICE STORM with this look at the bloody, intense conflict between the pro-Confederate Bushwackers and the pro-Union Jayhawkers in Missouri during the Civil War. Pitting neighbor against neighbor, the war in the frontier state tested personal loyalties and often created strange alliances. The film, based on Daniel Woodrell's book WOE TO LIVE ON, follows the conflict through the eyes of two outsiders: a German immigrant's son (Tobey Maguire) and a free black man (Jeffrey Wright), both of whom fight for the Bushwhackers even though they are looked down upon by their fellow guerrillas. The acting is strong all around, the setting realistically grim and absorbing, and Frederick Elmes's photography is, as always, top-notch. Pop singer Jewel appears onscreen for the first time, playing a plucky Southern woman. A nuanced examination of the bonds of obligation, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL anticipates Lee's high-flying CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, both in theme and in pulse-pounding action. The film contains many standout action sequences, including a historically accurate re-creation of William Quantrill's infamous raid on Lawrence, Kansas.
ReviewsNew York Times - ...Visually arresting....[Maguire gives a] sensitive, understated performance..., Sight and Sound - ...A texture of fine-grained observation that brings history to life on the molecular level..., Variety - ...[The film's] widescreen images have a sweeping, sometimes desolate beauty..., Premiere - ...[A] striking, brave picture....Maguire is thrilling as Roedel, whose passage to manhood is faithfully chronicled by Schamus and Lee..., Total Film - ...Worthy and beautifully crafted...
ScreenwriterJames Schamus
Costume DesignerMarit Allen
AuthorDaniel Woodrell
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
EditorTim Squyres
Movie/TV TitleRide With The Devil
Director of PhotographyFrederick Elmes