Ride with the Devil (film)
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| Directed by | Ang Lee |
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Ted Hope Robert F. Colesberry James Schamus |
| Screenplay by | James Schamus |
| Based on |
Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell |
| Starring |
Tobey Maguire Skeet Ulrich Jewel Jeffrey Wright Simon Baker Jonathan Rhys Meyers James Caviezel Thomas Guiry Tom Wilkinson |
| Music by | Mychael Danna |
| Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
| Edited by | Tim Squyres |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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138 minutes 148 minutes (Extended director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38 million |
| Box office | $635,096 |
| Ride with the Devil: Music from and inspired by the Motion Picture | |
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| Film score by Mychael Danna | |
| Released | 11/23/1999 |
| Length | 53:21 |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
Ride with the Devil is a 1999 American Civil War Western film directed by Ang Lee. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by James Schamus, based on the book Woe to Live On, by Daniel Woodrell.
The events portrayed in the novel and film take place in Missouri, amidst escalating guerrilla warfare at the onset of the American Civil War. A loose dramatization of the Lawrence Massacre is depicted. Tobey Maguire stars as Jake Roedel, a Southern militiaman, who joins a group of marauders known as the Bushwhackers. The gang attempt to disrupt and marginalize the political activities of Northern Jayhawkers allied with Union soldiers.
The ensemble cast also features Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright, Jonathan Brandis, Jim Caviezel and musician Jewel.
The film was a co-production between Universal Studios and Good Machine. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by the USA Films division of Universal. In 2010, The Criterion Collection released a restored high-definition digital transfer for the home media market. Ride with the Devil explores politics, violence and war.
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