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Warner Bros. Pictures
details
Studio: Fox 2000
Release Date: Jan 15, 1999
Running Time: 170 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
THE THIN RED LINE tells 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. The story takes place as Army troops are moved in to relieve battle-weary Marine units. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
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2nd unit director
1st Sergeant Welsh
Private Witt
Captain Gaff
Private Bell
Lieutenant Colonel Tall
Sergeant Keck
Captain Staros
Private 1st Class Dale
Private 1st Class Doll
Corporal Fife
screenplay
Novel as Source Material
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reviews
April 18, 2001
It's no contest deciding which of the year's two World War II epics -- Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan or Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line -- will earn 1998's Oscar for Best Picture. Ryan offers bloody D-Day heroics, adrenal stimulation and tearful sentiment, plus assurances that although war may be hell, it's also a hell of a character builder. Spielberg tells us what we want to hear. Line, adapted by director Malick from the James Jones novel about the key American victory over the…
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