Summary
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
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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
Alex Hassell
Orderly
Jay Tavare
Swimmer
Erik Smith
Ellis Swanger
Cillian Murphy
Bardolph
Richard Brake
Nym
Rasool J'Han
Rebecca
Hank Stone
Brown
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Sheffield
Afemo Omilami
Joshua
Jamie Lee
Guard
Jen Apgar
Dolly
William Roberts
Grayling
Max Minghella
Young Confederate Soldier (uncredited)