Ride with the Devil( 1999)

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In a No-man's Land between North and South, You didn't fight for the Blue or the Grey... You fought for your friends and family.

Overview

Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.

Top Billed Cast

Skeet Ulrich
Jack Bull Chiles
Tobey Maguire
Jake Roedel
Jewel
Sue Lee Shelley
Jeffrey Wright
Daniel Holt
Simon Baker
George Clyde
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Pitt Mackeson
Tom Wilkinson
Orton Brown
Jim Caviezel
Black John
Tom Guiry
Riley Crawford
Jonathan Brandis
Cave Wyatt
Matthew Faber
Turner Rawls
Stephen Mailer
Babe Hudspeth
John Ales
Quantrill
Zach Grenier
Mr. Evans
Margo Martindale
Wilma Brown
Mark Ruffalo
Alf Bowden
Celia Weston
Mrs. Clark
Jeremy W. Auman
Guard
Scott Sener
Guard
Glenn Q. Pierce
Minister
Kathleen Warfel
Mrs. Chiles
David Darlow
Asa Chiles
Zan McLeod
Wedding Musician - Guitar
John Whelan
Wedding Musician - Accordian
Roger Landes
Wedding Musician - Mandolin
Jeffrey Dover
Wedding Musician - Drummer
Tyler Johnson
Wedding Musician - Drummer
Kelly Werts
Wedding Musician - Fiddle
Michael W. Nash
Horton Lee, Sr.
John Judd
Otto Roedel
Don Shanks
George
Jay Thorson
Ted
Dean Vivian
Storekeeper
Cheryl Weaver
Storekeeper's Wife
Amber Griffith
Clark Girl
Ric Averill
Federal at Farm
Buck Baker
Federal at Farm
Donna Thomason
Mrs. Evans
Cassie Mae Sears
Mary Evans
Martin E. Liebschner, Jr.
Encampment Singer
Marvin Schroeder
Encampment Musician
Steve Price
Encampment Musician
David L. Asher
Encampment Musician
James Urbaniak
Poker Player
David Rees Snell
Poker Player
Dave Wilson
Quantrill's Lieutenant
Larry Greer
Federal Captain
Kevin Fewell
Federal Lieutenant
John Durbin
Skaggs
Michael Owen
Federal Recruits Captain
Jim Shelby
Southern Gentleman
Addison Myers
Southern Gentleman
Michael Linsley Rapport
Drunk Raider
Joseph Moynihan
Mr. Riggs
Jennie Nauman
Mrs. Riggs
Christine Brandt
Pleading Woman
Bill Grivna
Dulinski
Nora Denney
Elderly Woman
Harry Gibbs
Old Man
Clayton Vest
Young Boy
Roger Denesha
Lawrence Raider
Jacob Kozlowski
Lawrence Raider
David Lee Burnos, Jr.
Lawrence Raider
Jennifer Ackland
Grace Shelley Chiles
T. Max Graham
Reverend Wright
Sean Whalen
Clark Boy

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Wed Nov 06 2013

I'd be bad meat – pretty well rotted to a glob. Ride with the Devil is directed by Ang Lee and adapted to screenplay by James Schamus (also producer) from the novel "Woe to Live On" written by Daniel Woodrell. It stars Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Simon Baker, James Caviezel and Jewel. Music is by Mychael Danna and cinematography by Frederick Elmes. "On the Western Frontier of Missouri, the American Civil War was fought not by armies, but by neighbours. Informal gangs of local Southern Bushwhackers fought a bloody and desperate Guerrilla war against t...