The Thin Red Line Movie (1998)
Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
U.S. Army Private Witt (AWOL) is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company First Sergeant, Welsh.The men of C Company,1st Battalion,27th Infantry Regiment,25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field and seize the island from the Japanese. They arrive near Hill 210, a key Japanese position. Their task is to capture the hill at all cost. What happens next is a story developing about redemption and the meaningless of war. Regardless the outcome.
U.S. Army Private Witt (AWOL) is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company First Sergeant, Welsh.The men of C Company,1st Battalion,27th Infantry Regiment,25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field and seize the island from the Japanese. They arrive near Hill 210, a key Japanese position. Their task is to capture the hill at all cost. What happens next is a story developing about redemption and the meaningless of war. Regardless the outcome.
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War and imminent death squeezing profound poetical and philosophical out-pourings from ordinary men. Nick Nolte's melt down and the taking of the bunker are two of the best war scenes ever.
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U.S. Army Private Witt (AWOL) is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company First Sergeant, Welsh.The men of C Company,1st Battalion,27th Infantry Regiment,25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field and seize the island from the Japanese. They arrive near Hill 210, a key Japanese position. Their task is to capture the hill at all cost. What happens next is a story developing about redemption and the meaningless of war. Regardless the outcome.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:50 hours
- Genre: Drama, War
- Director: Terrence Malick
- Writer: James Jones (novel), Terrence Malick (screenplay)
- Actors: Nick Nolte, Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Elias Koteas
- Language: English, Tok Pisin, Japanese, Greek
- Country: USA
- Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 41 nominations
- Production Company: 20th Century Fox
- ASIN: B000I9VZ0W
- Year Released: 1998
- Release Date: Jan 14, 1999
- DVD Date: Nov 2, 1999
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