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.

• DirectorAnthony Minghella
• Release24 December 2003
• Genre
  War / History
• Duration2h 34m
• Budget$79,000,000
• Revenue$173,013,509
• Rate
  

  6.929
  1825 reviews
• Productions

  Miramax, Mirage Enterprises, Castel Film, Cattleya, Bona Fide Productions