The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jim Caviezel
Pvt. Robert Witt
Ben Chaplin
Pvt. Jack Bell
Dash Mihok
Pfc. Don Doll
Woody Harrelson
Sgt. William Keck
Nick Nolte
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
Sean Penn
1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Benjamin Green
Melanesian Villager
John Cusack
Capt. John Gaff
Adrien Brody
Cpl. Geoffrey Fife
John Travolta
Brig. Gen. David Quintard
Jared Leto
2nd Lt. William Whyte
George Clooney
Capt. Charles Bosche
Elias Koteas
Capt. James Staros
John C. Reilly
Sgt. Maynard Storm
John Dee Smith
Pvt. Train
Kirk Acevedo
Pvt. Alfredo Tella
Mark Boone Junior
Pvt. Christopher Peale
Matt Doran
Pvt. Howard Coombs
Paul Gleeson
1st Lt. George 'Brass' Band
Arie Verveen
Pfc. Charlie Dale
Thomas Jane
Pvt. Ash
Donal Logue
Marl (uncredited)
John Savage
Sgt. Jack McCron
Nick Stahl
Pfc. Edward Bead
Miranda Otto
Marty Bell
Tim Blake Nelson
Pvt. Brian Tills
Larry Romano
Pvt. Frank Mazzi
Penelope Allen
Witt's Mother
Danny Hoch
Pvt. Leonardo Carni
Benjamin Green
Melanesian Villager
Simon Billig
Lt. Col. Billig
Jarrod Dean
Cpl. Thorne
Travis Fine
Pvt. Weld
David Harrod
Cpl. Queen
Don Harvey
Sgt. Paul Becker / Sgt. Becker
Michael McGrady
Pvt. Floyd
Stephen Spacek
Cpl. Jenks
Steven Vidler
2nd Lt. Gore
Will Wallace
Pvt. Hoke
Todd Wallace
Pilot
Simon Westaway
First Scout
Dan Wyllie
Medic #1
Randall Craig
Navy Gunner (uncredited)
Kick Gurry
(uncredited)
Randall Duk Kim
Nisei Interpreter (uncredited)
Darrin Klimek
(uncredited)
Dane Moreton
Pvt. Alexander (uncredited)
Ray Samuelson
Navy Soldier (uncredited)
Justin Ward
Navy Soldier (uncredited)
Felix Williamson
Private Drake (uncredited)
Norman Patrick Brown
Pvt. Henry
John Roberdeau
Producer
Sam Arnold
Sgt Mitchell (uncredited)
Terrence Malick
Director / Screenplay
George Stevens Jr.
Executive Producer
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Sheila Davis Lawrence
Producer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
James Jones
Novel
John Toll
Director of Photography
Grant Hill
Producer
Robert Michael Geisler
Producer
Margot Wilson
Costume Design
Richard Hobbs
Set Decoration
Leslie Jones
Editor
Suza Maybury
Set Decoration
Saar Klein
Editor
Ian Gracie
Art Direction
Kerry Thompson
Costume Supervisor
Billy Weber
Editor
Jack Fisk
Production Design
Joan Petch
Hairstylist
William A. Petrotta
Property Master
Ian Brown
3D Animator
Leigh Mackenzie
Camera Operator
James F. Boyle
Gaffer
David Nichols
Key Grip
Paul E. Borchardt
Key Grip
Bruce Simpson
Aerial Coordinator
Patrick J. Foley
Dialogue Editor
Greg Burgmann
Sound Recordist
Vivien Mepham
Makeup Designer / Hair Designer
Lance Julian
Marine Coordinator
Mark L. Mangino
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Renga
Sound Recordist
Michael Vivian
Dolly Grip
Chris O'Connell
Script Supervisor
Hilda Hodges
Foley
Craig Heath
Sound Recordist
Toni Ffrench
Hairstylist
Andrew Somers
Sound Effects Editor
John Bowring
Armorer
Hugh Waddell
ADR Supervisor
John Roesch
Foley
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chiara Tripodi
Hairstylist
Jenny O'Connell
Art Department Coordinator
Simon Whiteley
Visual Effects Designer
Reuben Aaronson
Camera Operator
John F. Reynolds
Dialogue Editor
David Horton Jr.
Foley Editor
Christopher S. Aud
Sound Effects Editor
John Voss Bonds Jr.
Sound Effects Editor
J. Paul Huntsman
Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Godfrey
Visual Effects Supervisor
Herb Ault
Key Grip
Toby Copping
Key Grip
Pamela Willis
Script Supervisor
Stephen S. Campanelli
Camera Operator
Barbara Collins
Casting Associate
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richie Dehne
Property Master
Randy Woodside
Gaffer
Brett Jarman
Gaffer
Merie Weismiller Wallace
Still Photographer
Emily Saunders
Script Coordinator
Angela Conte
Hairstylist
Fiona Chilton
Visual Effects Producer
Mike Thomas
Camera Operator
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Dialogue Editor
Jayme S. Parker
Sound Effects Editor
Gary Capo
Second Unit Director of Photography
Amanda Kirby
Armorer
Karyn Foster
ADR Editor
Lee Lemont
ADR Editor
Peter Cogar
Armorer
Scott Warwick
Armorer
Mick Morris
Gaffer
Gary Fry
Stunts
Stephen Gray
Electrician
Miles Jones
Electrician
Marcus Watson
Electrician
Greg Hajdu
Construction Manager
James P. Cullen
Costumer
Paul Cumming
Electrician
Harold Crawford
Costumer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 23, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 51m
Budget$52,000,000
Box Office$98,126,565
Filming LocationsAustralia
Genres
Wiki.
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. Telling a fictionalized version of the Battle of Mount Austen, which was part of the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War, it portrays U.S. soldiers of C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, played by Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas, and Ben Chaplin. The novel's title alludes to a line from Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tommy", from Barrack-Room Ballads, in which he calls British foot soldiers "the thin red line of heroes", referring to the stand of the 93rd Regiment in the Battle of Balaclava of the Crimean War.
The film marked Malick's return to filmmaking after a 20-year absence. It co-stars Adrien Brody, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Jared Leto, John C. Reilly, and John Travolta. Reportedly, the first assembled cut took seven months to edit and ran five hours. By the final cut, footage of performances by Bill Pullman, Lukas Haas, and Mickey Rourke had been removed (one of Rourke's scenes was included in the special features outtakes of the Criterion Blu-ray and DVD release). The film was scored by Hans Zimmer and shot by John Toll. Principal photography took place in Queensland, Australia and in the Solomon Islands.
The Thin Red Line received critical acclaim from critics, was noted for its philosophical depiction of war, Malick's direction, musical score, cinematography, screenplay, editing, performances of the cast, and was nominated for seven Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Dramatic Score, and Best Sound. It won the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival. Martin Scorsese ranked it as his second-favorite film of the 1990s. On At the Movies, Gene Siskel called it "the greatest contemporary war film I've seen."