Synopsis
With this new director’s cut, Ang Lee reconstructs his original vision for Ride with the Devil, a harrowing, unorthodox Civil War epic. Set during the Kansas-Missouri border war, the film follows Jake (Tobey Maguire) and Jack Bull (Skeet Ulrich), who join the Confederate-sympathizing Bushwhackers after Jack Bull’s father is killed by abolitionist Jayhawkers, and find an unusual ally in Holt (Jeffrey Wright), who’s fighting for the South despite being a former slave. A rumination on identity and loyalty, both political and personal, Ride with the Devil is a provocative challenge to preconceptions about America’s bloodiest conflict.
Cast
| Daniel Holt | Jeffrey Wright |
| Jake Roedell | Tobey Maguire |
| Jack Bull Chiles | Skeet Ulrich |
| George Clyde | Simon Baker |
| Pitt Mackesen | Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
| Black John | James Caviezel |
| Sue Lee Shelley | Jewel |
| Riley Crawford | Thomas Guiry |
| Orton Brown | Tom Wilkinson |
Credits
| Director | Ang Lee |
| Screenplay | James Schamus |
| Based on the novel Woe to Live On by | Daniel Woodrell |
| Producer | James Schamus |
| Editor | Tim Squyres |
| Music | Mychael Danna |
| Director of photography | Frederick Elmes |
| Production designer | Mark Friedberg |
| Costume designer | Marit Allen |
| Casting | Avy Kaufman |
Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer of Ang Lee’s director’s cut, supervised and approved by Lee and director of photography Frederick Elmes (with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
- Two audio commentaries, one featuring Lee and producer-screenwriter James Schamus, and one featuring Elmes, sound designer Drew Kunin, and production designer Mark Friedberg
- New video interview with star Jeffrey Wright
- PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critic Godfrey Cheshire and Edward E. Leslie, author of The Devil Knows How to Ride: The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill and His Confederate Raiders
Related Films
The Auteurs Forum
Displaying 0 discussion topics.
