Cold Mountain (film)

Cold Mountain
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anthony Minghella
Screenplay by	Anthony Minghella
Based on	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Produced by	Sydney Pollack William Horberg Albert Berger Ron Yerxa
Starring	Jude Law Nicole Kidman Renée Zellweger Eileen Atkins Brendan Gleeson Philip Seymour Hoffman Natalie Portman Giovanni Ribisi Donald Sutherland Ray Winstone
Cinematography	John Seale
Edited by	Walter Murch
Music by	Gabriel Yared
Production companies	Mirage Enterprises Bona Fide Productions Castel Film Romania Cattleya
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	December 25, 2003 (2003-12-25) (United States)
Running time	154 minutes
Countries	United States Romania Italy United Kingdom [1]
Language	English
Budget	$79 million[2]
Box office	$173 million[2]

Cold Mountain is a 2003 epic period war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling 1997 novel of the same name by Charles Frazier. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger with Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Kathy Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jack White, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, and Ray Winstone in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a wounded deserter from the Confederate army close to the end of the American Civil War, who journeys home to reunite with the woman he loves. The film was a co-production of companies in Italy, Romania, and the United States.

Cold Mountain was released theatrically on December 25, 2003 by Miramax Films. It emerged a critical and commercial success grossing over $173 million. It received seven nominations at the 76th Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Law), with Zellweger winning Best Supporting Actress.