The Thin Red Line (1998) - film review

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The Thin Red Line is an American war film first released in 1998, directed by Terrence Malick. The film stars Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen, Benjamin Green, Simon Billig and Mark Boone Junior. Our overall rating for this film is: very good.

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Credits

Director: Terrence Malick
Script: James Jones, Terrence Malick
Photo: John Toll
Music: Hans Zimmer
Cast: Kirk Acevedo (Pvt. Tella), Penelope Allen (Witt’s Mother), Benjamin Green (Melanesian Villager), Simon Billig (Lt. Col. Billig), Mark Boone Junior (Pvt. Peale), Adrien Brody (Cpl. Fife), Norman Patrick Brown (Pvt. Henry), James Caviezel (Pvt. Witt), Ben Chaplin (Pvt. Bell), George Clooney (Capt. Bosche), John Cusack (Capt. Gaff), Jarrod Dean (Cpl. Thorne), Matt Doran (Pvt. Coombs), Travis Fine (Pvt. Weld), Paul Gleeson (1st Lt. Band), Woody Harrelson (Sgt. Keck), David Harrod (Cpl. Queen), Don Harvey (Sgt. Becker), Kengo Hasuo (Japanese Prisoner), Ben Hines (Assistant Pilot), Danny Hoch (Pvt. Carni), Robert Roy Hofmo (Pvt. Sico), Jack (Melanesian Man Walking), Thomas Jane (Pvt. Ash), Arie Verveen (Pvt. Charlie Dale), Jimmy Xihite (Melanesian Villager), Elias Koteas (Capt. Staros), Polyn Leona (Melanesian Woman with Child), Jared Leto (2nd Lt. Whyte), Simon Lyndon (Medic #2), Gordon MacDonald (Pfc. Earl), Kazuki Maehara (Japanese Pvt. #1), Marina Malota (Marina), Michael McGrady (Pvt. Floyd), Dash Mihok (Pfc. Doll), Ken Mitsuishi (Japanese Officer #1), Ryushi Mizukami (Japanese Pvt. #4), Tim Blake Nelson (Pvt. Tills), Larry Neuhaus (Crewman), Nick Nolte (Lt. Col. Tall), Taiju Okayasu (Japanese Pvt. #6), Takamitsu Okubo (Japanese Soldier), Miranda Otto (Marty Bell), Sean Penn (1st Sgt. Welsh), John C. Reilly (Sgt. Storm), Larry Romano (Pvt. Mazzi), John Savage (Sgt. McCron), Kazuyoshi Sakai (Japanese Prisoner #2), Masayuki Shida (Japanese Officer #2), John Dee Smith (Pvt. Train), Stephen Spacek (Cpl. Jenks), Nick Stahl (Pfc – Beade), Hiroya Sugisaki (Japanese Pvt. #7), Kouji Suzuki (Japanese Pvt. #3), Tomohiro Tanji (Japanese Pvt. #2), Minoru Toyoshima (Japanese Sgt.), John Travolta (Brig. Gen. Quintard), Terutake Tsuji (Japanese Pvt. #5), Steven Vidler (2nd Lt. Gore), Vincent Wild (Melanesian Guide), Todd Wallace (Pilot), Will Wallace (Pvt. Hoke), Joe Watanabe (Japanese Officer #3), Simon Westaway (First Scout), Daniel Wyllie (Medic #1), Yasuomi Yoshino (Young Japanese), John Augwata (Melanesian Extra), Joshua Augwata (Melanesian Extra), John Bakotee (Melanesian Extra), Immanuel Dato (Melanesian Extra), Michael Iha (Melanesian Extra), Emmunual Konai (Melanesian Extra), Stephen Konai (Melanesian Extra), Peter Morosiro (Melanesian Extra), Amos Niuga (Melanesian Extra), Jennifer Siugali (Melanesian Extra), Carlos Tome (Melanesian Extra), Selina Tome (Melanesian Extra), Kick Gurry, Randall Duk Kim (Nisei Interpreter), Darrin Klimek, Donal Logue (Marl), Clark McCutchen (Soldier), David Paschall (General), Jace Phillips (S-1), Felix Williamson (Private Drake)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 170 min

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