The Thin Red Line (1998)

 

The Thin Red Line

1998 ‧ War/Adventure ‧ 2h 26m

MOVIE INFO

In 1942, Private Witt (Jim Caviezel) is a U.S. Army absconder living peacefully with the locals of a small South Pacific island. Discovered by his commanding officer, Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn), Witt is forced to resume his active duty training for the Battle of Guadalcanal. As Witt and his unit land on the island, and the American troops mount an assault on entrenched Japanese positions, the story explores their various fates and attitudes towards life-or-death situations.

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• Rating: R

• Genre: War, History, Drama

• Original Language: English

• Director: Terrence Malick

• Producer: John Roberdeau, Robert Michael Geisler

• Writer: James Jones, Terrence Malick

• Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1998  Original

• Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013

• Box Office (Gross USA): $36.4M

• Runtime: 2h 50m

• Distributor: 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

• Production Co: Phoenix Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures

• Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

• Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

CAST & CREW

Sean Penn

Sgt. Welsh

Adrien Brody

Cpl. Fife

Jim Caviezel

Pvt. Witt

Ben Chaplin

Pvt. Bell

George Clooney

Capt. Bosche

John Cusack

Capt. Gaff

Woody Harrelson

Sgt. Keck

Elias Koteas

Capt. Staros

Jared Leto

Lt. Whyte

Dash Mihok

Pvt. Doll

Tim Blake Nelson

Pvt. Tills

Nick Nolte

Lt. Col. Tall

John C. Reilly

Sgt. Storm

Larry Romano

Pvt. Mazzi

John Savage

Sgt. McCron

John Travolta

Brig. Gen. Quintard

Arie Verveen

Pvt. Charlie Dale

David Harrod

Cpl. Queen

Thomas Jane

Pvt. Ash

Polyn Leona

Melanesian Woman with Child

Terrence Malick

Director

James Jones

Writer

Terrence Malick

Writer

George Stevens Jr.

Executive Producer

John Roberdeau

Producer

Robert Michael Geisler

Producer

John Powell

Original Music

John Toll

Cinematographer

Leslie Jones

Film Editing

Saar Klein

Film Editing

Billy Weber

Film Editing

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Jack Fisk

Production Design

Ian Gracie

Art Director

Richard Hobbs

Set Decoration

Margot Wilson

Costume Design