The Thin Red Line

Epic World War II drama about a group of soldiers searching for the inner strength to carry on fighting for the country and families they have left behind. The men of Charlie Company are sent to the beautiful Pacific island of Guadalcanal to retake the island from the Japanese. Director Terrence Malick’s first film for 20 years boasts an all-star cast and bloody action., Terrence malick’s adaptation of the autobiographic novel from James Jones about American troops during World War II battling against the Japanese in the Guadalcanal conflict., The return of director Terrence Malick to feature filmmaking after a twenty year sabbatical, this World War II drama is an elegiac rumination on man’s destruction of nature and himself, based on James Jones’ semi-autobiographical novel, his follow-up to From Here to Eternity. James Caviezel stars as Private Witt, a deserter living in peace and harmony with the natives of a Pacific island paradise. Captured by the Navy, Witt is debriefed by a senior officer (Sean Penn) and returned to an active duty unit preparing for what will be the Battle of Guadalcanal. As Witt goes ashore in the company of his fellow soldiers, they meet diverse fates. Sergeant Keck (Woody Harrelson) is killed by an exploding grenade. Captain John Gaff (John Cusack) is an intelligent, sober leader facing the destruction of his command because his commanding officer Colonel Tall (Nick Nolte) is bucking for a general’s star. Sergeant McCron (John Savage) loses his mind. Private Bell (Ben Chaplin) gets a “Dear John” letter from his beloved wife. However, as the U.S. troops advance up grassy slopes toward entrenched Japanese positions, it is Witt’s voiced-over ruminations on life, death, and nature that are the real heart and soul of The Thin Red Line (1998). Adrien Brody appears as Private Fife, the major character of Jones’ novel and the author’s alter-ego, although Fife has been relegated to a minor supporting role by Malick’s filmed adaptation., A portrait of blood brothers in life and death, as they stop fighting for their country and start fighting to survive., Sean Penn, George Clooney, Woody Harrelson and John Cusack star in director Terrence Malick’s charged adaptation of James Jones’ autobiographical World War II epic, which follows a squad of GIs as they attack Japanese positions on Guadalcanal. Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, Larry Romano., Profound World War II drama which sets the inner turmoil of troops in the Pacific conflict against the indifferent beauty of nature. When the men of Charlie Company are assigned to the remote island of Guadalcanal, they find themselves struggling to understand their place in the world. This was director Terrence Malick’s first film in 20 years., Sent to the beautiful island of Guadalcanal, the soldiers of Charlie Company must call upon all their reserves of strength and resilience if they are to overcome the Japanese forces., (1998) Terrence Malick’s Oscar-nominated WWII epic is set during the American invasion of the island of Guadalcanal against fierce Japanese resistance., Terrence Malick’s Oscar-nominated epic is set during the WWII American invasion of the island of Guadalcanal against fierce Japanese resistance. His first film after a 20-year hiatus, he uses a cast comprised of star names and then largely unknowns to evoke the reality of the carnage, aided by the cinematography of Oscar-winner John Toll. Following an army rifle company led by Lt Col Hall, the cast also includes Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, John Cusack, George Clooney and Woody Harrelson., Terrence Malick’s remake of the 1964 World War II drama, based on James Jones’ autobiographical epic, follows a squad of GIs advancing on Guadalcanal. Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack., Based on James Jones’ autobiographical work, the film is about what happened at Guadalcanal during World War II., James Caviezel stars as Private Witt, a deserter living in peace and harmony with the natives of a Pacific island paradise. Captured by the Navy, Witt is debriefed by a senior officer and returned to an active duty unit preparing for what will be the Battle of Guadalcanal. As Witt goes ashore in the company of his fellow soldiers, they meet diverse fates. Beautifully shot and moving film.