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Cold Mountain (2003): Film vs Book
Film · 2003 · Directed by Anthony Minghella · Starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger
About the film
A wounded soldier walks home from the Civil War to the woman he loves.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film keeps the main story and some of the book's detail, but shortens the long journey.
Read or watch first?
The novel is a rich odyssey with many encounters.
What the book gives you
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
A moving, beautifully written odyssey with a strong sense of landscape and devotion.
Who will like it: Readers who like epic journeys home and a love that holds steady through hardship.