Summary
In 1862, during the Kansas-Missouri border war, Jake and Jack Bull join the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers after Jack's father is killed by marauding members of the abolitionist Jayhawkers. They are aided by unusual ally, Holt, who's fighting for the South despite being a former slave.Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 514. |
| Subjects |
United States
-- History
-- Civil War, 1861-1865
-- Drama.
War films. Historical films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. |
| Publisher | [New York, N.Y.] :Criterion Collection,2010 |
| Edition | Director-approved special ed., Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Woe to live on. |
| Contributors |
Lee, Ang,
1954- film director. Hope, Ted, film producer. Colesberry, Robert F., film producer. Schamus, James, 1959- film producer, screenwriter. Maguire, Tobey, 1975- actor. Ulrich, Skeet, actor. Jewel, 1974- actor. Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965- actor. Baker, Simon, 1969- actor. Rhys-Meyers, Jonathan, 1977- actor. Caviezel, Jim, 1968- actor. Danna, Mychael, composer. Woodrell, Daniel. Woe to live on. Gramercy Pictures, presenter. Good Machine (Firm), production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jewel, Jeffrey Wright, Simon Baker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, James Caviezel. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Frederick Elmes ; music, Mychael Danna ; editor, Tim Squyres. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based on the novel Woe to live on by Daniel Woodrell. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. Special features: Audio commentary with Ang Lee and James Schamus; Audio commentary with Frederick Elmes, Drew Kunin and Mark Friedberg; Video interview with Jeffrey Wright; Booklet featuring essays by critic Godfrey Cheshire and Edward E. Leslie. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm). |
| ISBN | 9781604652499 1604652497 |
| Other | Classic View |