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Thin Red Line, The (1998)  link to Thin Red Line, The on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2757

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IMDb Rating:
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7.6/10 (157.8K votes)

Country: United States, 170 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Japanese, Greek

Genres: Drama, War

Director(s): Terrence Malick

Storyline:
U.S. Army Private Witt (AWOL) is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by his company First Sergeant, Welsh.The men of C Company,1st Battalion,27th Infantry Regiment,25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field and seize the island from the Japanese. They arrive near Hill 210, a key Japanese position. Their task is to capture the hill at all cost. What happens next is a story developing about redemption and the meaningless of war. Regardless the outcome.

Cast:

Kirk Acevedo Pvt. Tella
Penelope Allen Witt's Mother
Simon Billig Lt. Col. Billig
Mark Boone Junior Pvt. Peale
Adrien Brody Cpl. Fife
Jim Caviezel Pvt. Witt
Ben Chaplin Pvt. Bell
George Clooney Capt. Bosche
John Cusack Capt. John Gaff
Matt Doran Pvt. Coombs

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1