The Thin Red Line

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The Thin Red Line is a 1964 Cinemascope film based on James Jones's novel of the same name. The film follows the life of a number of US soldiers during the battle of Guadalcanal. The black and white film was filmed in Spain. Bernard Gordon's screenplay of Jones's work concentrates on the relationship between the young rule-breaking, "survival-at-any-cost", Private Doll (Keir Dullea) and the older veteran Sgt Welsh (Jack Warden). Another film adap... more
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  • 1964

Runtime:

  • 180 min (108 hs )

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  • 180 min (108 hs )

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The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line is author James Jones's fictional account of the World War II Galloping Horse portion of the Battle of Mount Austen, specifically Hill 53, during the Guadalcanal campaign, which he experienced firsthand in the United States Army's 25th Infantry Division. The novel has been adapted...
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