The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film written and directed by Terrence Malick. Based on the novel by James Jones, it tells a fictional story of the Battle of Mount Austen in World War II. It portrays soldiers of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, played by Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas and Ben Chaplin. The title echoes a line from Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tommy," from Barrack-Room ... More

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  • Dec 23, 1998

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R (USA)

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  • 2 h 50 min

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  • Der schmale Grat

Film

Directed by

Terrence Malick

Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In a career spanning over four decades, Malick has directed five feature films. Malick has received consistent regard for his work. Malick was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director...

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  • Every man fights his own war

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jan 15, 1999
  • May 21, 2002
  • Mar 19, 1998
  • Nov 2, 1999
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 50 min
  • 2 h 43 min
  • 2 h 51 min
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  • 52,000,000

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Awards

César Award for Best Foreign Film Nominees

Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama Winners

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List Rank Year Note
  • 2,002
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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Adapted From

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line is the fourth novel by American Author James Jones. It draws heavily upon Jones' World War II experiences of the Guadalcanal campaign, in which the author served in the United States Army's 25th Infantry Division. The novel has been adapted for cinema twice: first by Andrew Marton...

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