Uniform Title |
Thin red line (Motion picture : 1998) |
Title |
The thin red line. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2022. |
©1998 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (164 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment : 93385SDO. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. |
Based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. |
Special features: Interactive menus ; Scene access ; Multiple language subtitles ; Original theatrical trailer ; Melanesian songs. |
Credits |
Written and directed by Terrence Malick. |
Performers |
Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, John Travolta. |
Summary |
The Thin Red Line is the long-awaited third film from reclusive director Terrence Malick. An all star cast marks this loose adaptation of James Jones's novel, set during the World War 2 battle for Guadalcanal between the United States and Japan. The ensemble of characters centres around Pvt. Witt (Jim Caviezel), an introspective rebel who, at the movie's opening, is AWOL and living an idyllic life among Melanesian natives. When he is found by his C Company superiors he is sent back into battle on the island of Guadalcanal, on which the Japanese hold a tactically critical airfield. This exceptionally beautiful and intelligent war film was shot primarily in Australia's Daintree Rainforest. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9 ; 2.35:1. |
Language note |
English. Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Subjects |
Jones, James, -- 1921-1977 -- Film adaptations |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Drama |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area -- Drama |
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 -- Drama |
Soldiers -- United States -- Drama |
Survival -- Drama |
Absence without leave -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Motion pictures, American |
Genre |
War films |
Historical films |
Action and adventure films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Malick, Terrence, 1945- director, screenwriter. |
Nolte, Nick actor. |
Chaplin, Ben actor. |
Koteas, Elias actor. |
Brody, Adrien actor. |
Caviezel, Jim actor. |
Reilly, John C actor. |
Harrelson, Woody actor. |
Penn, Sean, 1960- actor. |
Cusack, John, 1966- actor. |
Clooney, George actor. |
Jones, James, 1921-1977. The thin red line Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
Series |
Wars & westerns |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Brody, Adrien .
- Caviezel, Jim .
- Chaplin, Ben .
- Clooney, George .
- Cusack, John, 1966- .
- Harrelson, Woody .
- Jones, James, 1921-1977. The thin red line .
- Koteas, Elias .
- Malick, Terrence, 1945- .
- Nolte, Nick .
- Penn, Sean, 1960- .
- Reilly, John C .
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