Storyline
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived. A powerful frontline cast - including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney - explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.
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Cast
John Savage, Adrien Brody, Elias Koteas, George Clooney, Woody Harrelson, John Travolta, Tim Blake Nelson, Dash Mihok, Jared Leto, Nick Stahl, Arie Verveen, John C. Reilly, Jim Caviezel, Matt Doran, Nick Nolte, Mark Boone Junior, Don Harvey, Sean Penn, John Cusack, Ben Chaplin, Larry Romano, Miranda Otto, Kirk Acevedo, Danny Hoch, Penelope Allen, Paul Gleeson
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Reviews
90
Film.com
Misshapen but magnificent vision of a soulful quest -- in the thick of misery and fear -- for the meaning of our lives.
90
The A.V. Club
Malick's powerful intermingling of brutality and beauty, his signature cutaways to indigenous flora and fauna, and the gentle lyricism of his disjunctive narration and painterly images are too rich to fully register in a single viewing.
90
Time
The film is a gorgeous garland on an unknown soldier's grave.
90
Could be called the "Red Badge of Courage" of World War II movies.
80
An intensely internalized portrait of external pandemonium, a slippery, insidiously haunting work of poetry rather than brilliantly realized pulp.
