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The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 23, 1998

Runtime

2h 51m

Genres

Drama, History, War

User Score

75%

Original Title

The Thin Red Line

Production Companies

Fox 2000 Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Pioneer Films, George Stevens Jr. Productions, Geisler-Roberdeau Productions

Director

Terrence Malick

Budget

$52,000,000

Revenue

$98,126,565

Description

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.

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CRCulver profile picture

The circumstances around Terence Malick's The Thin Red Line are sometimes more talked ...

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badelf profile picture

As war movies go, this one sucks. I'm pretty sure (although I didn't read it, that the no...

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GenerationofSwine profile picture

Yeah, this is pretentious. And what makes it worse is that in all of it's art house pomp, it ...

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CinemaSerf profile picture

This is a captivating and stunningly photographed depiction of the horrors of jungle warfare. Jim...

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BornKnight profile picture

Terrence Mallick is just making movies, and probably my favorite director among all, and he is re...

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