Ride with the Devil

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.

Cast

Skeet Ulrich

as Jack Bull Chiles

Tobey Maguire

as Jake Roedel

Jewel

as Sue Lee Shelley

Jeffrey Wright

as Daniel Holt

Simon Baker

as George Clyde

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Pitt Mackeson

Tom Wilkinson

as Orton Brown

Jim Caviezel

as Black John

Tom Guiry

as Riley Crawford

Jonathan Brandis

as Cave Wyatt

Reviews

John Chard

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...

Wuchak

_**Southern guerrillas along the Missouri/Kansas border**_ Released in 1999, "Ride with the Devil" is a Civil War tale focusing on Southern guerrilla fighters known as Bushwhackers, mostly young men who stage daring raids on Union forces and communities along the Missouri/Kansas border. The story...

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