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Release Date
• USA: Nov 24, 1999
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 18, 2000
• R2: 15 May 2000
Budget $35,000,000
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
Rated R for graphic war violence.
Running Time
2 hours, 18 minutes
Country USA
Studio Good Machine, Universal
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Other Titles
• Ride with the Devil
• Civil War (1998)
• To Live On (1998)
• Wer mit dem Teufel reitet (1999)
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Genre: Romance, Drama, Western, Period Piece, Gore
Plot: Director 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.
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Ang Lee
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Hulk |
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The Ice Storm, Eat Drink Man Woman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
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