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United States. Language. English. Budget. $52 million [2] Box office. $98.1 million [2] The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick. It is the second screen adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones, following the 1964 film.
Jan 15, 1999 · The Thin Red Line: Directed by Terrence Malick. With Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen, Benjamin Green, Simon Billig. Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
The Thin Red Line is a daringly philosophical World War II film with an enormous cast of eager stars. In 1942, Private Witt (Jim Caviezel) is a U.S. Army absconder living peacefully with...
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Synopsis. In August 1942, U.S. Marine Private Robert Witt (Jim Caviezel), is AWOL from his unit and living with the easy-going and seemingly carefree Melanesian natives in the South Pacific. He is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company NCO, First Sergeant Edward Welsh (Sean Penn).
Jan 8, 1999 · Roger Ebert January 08, 1999. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The actors in "The Thin Red Line" are making one movie, and the director is making another. This leads to an almost hallucinatory sense of displacement, as the actors struggle for realism, and the movie's point of view hovers above them like a high school kid all ...
The Thin Red Line 1964 1h 39m War List 77% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 64% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Just after getting married, Pvt. Doll (Keir Dullea) is shipped out to battle during World War II.
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Dec 23, 1998 · Director, Screenplay. James Jones. Novel. Written by CRCulver on September 1, 2018. The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal.
