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The Thin Red Line

Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.

Director

Terrence Malick

Year

Genre

drama, history, war

Box Office

$36,400,491

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 47 nominations total

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Pvt. Tella

Witt's Mother

Melanesian Villager

Lt. Col. Billig

Pvt. Peale

Mark Boone Junior

Cpl. Fife

Pvt. Henry

Norman Patrick Brown

Pvt. Witt

Pvt. Bell

Capt. Bosche

Capt. John Gaff

Cpl. Thorne

Pvt. Coombs

Pvt. Weld

1st Lt. Band

Sgt. Keck

Woody Harrelson

Cpl. Queen

Sgt. Becker

Japanese Prisoner

Assistant Pilot

Pvt. Carni

Pvt. Sico

Robert Roy Hofmo

Pvt. Ash

Pvt. Charlie Dale

Melanesian Villager

Capt. Staros

Melanesian Woman with Child

2nd Lt. Whyte

Medic #2

Pvt. 1cl. Earl

Gordon MacDonald

Japanese Pvt. #1

Marina

Marina Malota Darling

Pvt. Floyd

Michael McGrady

Pvt. 1cl. Doll

Japanese Officer #1

Japanese Pvt. #4

Ryûshi Mizukami

Pvt. Tills

Tim Blake Nelson

Crewman

Lt. Col. Tall

Japanese Pvt. #6

Japanese Soldier

Takamitsu Ôkubo

Marty Bell

1st Sgt. Welsh

Sgt. Storm

Pvt. Mazzi

Sgt. McCron

Japanese Prisoner #2

Kazuyoshi Sakai

Japanese Officer #2

Pvt. Train

Cpl. Jenks

Pvt. 1cl. Beade

Japanese Pvt. #7

Hiroya Sugisaki

Japanese Pvt. #3

Japanese Pvt. #2

Japanese Sgt.

Minoru Toyoshima

Brig. Gen. Quintard

Japanese Pvt. #5

2nd Lt. Gore

Melanesian Guide

Pilot

Pvt. Hoke

Japanese Officer #3

First Scout

Medic #1

Young Japanese

Yasuomi Yoshino

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Jennifer Siugali

Melanesian Extra

Melanesian Extra

Navy Gunner

Nisei Interpreter

Randall Duk Kim

Marl

Soldier

Clark McCutchen

Pvt. Alexander

General

S-1

Navy Soldier

Navy Soldier

Private Drake

Felix Williamson

Melanesian Man Walking

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First Sgt. Edward Welsh Lt. Col. Tall Japanese Soldier 1st Sgt. Welsh Pvt. Jack Bell Pvt. Witt Capt. John Gaff Lt. Col. Gordon Tall Private Jack Bell Sgt. Keck Melanesian Woman With Child Pvt. Charlie Dale Cpl. Fife Marty Bell Capt. Bosche

Why does nature vie with itself? - The Thin Red Line

Why does nature vie with itself?

The land contend with the seaIs there an avenging power in natureNot one power but two - The Thin Red Line

The land contend with the seaIs there an avenging power in...

I remember my mother when she was dyingLooked all shrunk up and greyI asked her if she was afraidShe just shook her headI was afraid to touch the death I seen in herI couldn't find nothing beautiful or uplifting about her going back to GodI heard people - The Thin Red Line

I remember my mother when she was dyingLooked all shrunk up...

I asked her if she was afraid. - The Thin Red Line

I asked her if she was afraid.

About her going back to God - The Thin Red Line

About her going back to God

I heard people talk about immortality, but I ain't seen it. - The Thin Red Line

I heard people talk about immortality, but I ain't seen...

I wondered how it'd be when I died. - The Thin Red Line

I wondered how it'd be when I died.

I just hope I can meet it the same way she did. - The Thin Red Line

I just hope I can meet it the same way she did.

Cos that's where it's hidden - the immortality I hadn't seen. - The Thin Red Line

Cos that's where it's hidden - the immortality I...

Kids around here never fight. - The Thin Red Line

Kids around here never fight.

- Is she afraid of me? - The Thin Red Line

- Is she afraid of me?

- Baby's tired. - The Thin Red Line

- Baby's tired.

All right, come on. - The Thin Red Line

All right, come on.

Witt, patrol boat! - The Thin Red Line

Witt, patrol boat!

You haven't changed at all, have you, Witt? - The Thin Red Line

You haven't changed at all, have you, Witt?

Been in the army, what? - The Thin Red Line

Been in the army, what?

Truth is, you can't take straight duty in my company. - The Thin Red Line

Truth is, you can't take straight duty in my company.

I can take anything you dish outI'm twice the man you are - The Thin Red Line

I can take anything you dish outI'm twice the man you...

In this worlda man himself is nothingAnd there ain't no world but this one - The Thin Red Line

In this worlda man himself is nothingAnd there ain't no...

And there ain't no world but this one. - The Thin Red Line

And there ain't no world but this one.

I seen another worldSometimes I think it was just my imagination - The Thin Red Line

I seen another worldSometimes I think it was just my...

Sometimes I think it was just... - The Thin Red Line

Sometimes I think it was just...

We're living in a world that's blowing itself to hell as fast as everybody can arrange it. - The Thin Red Line

We're living in a world that's blowing itself to...

I might be the best friend you ever had. - The Thin Red Line

I might be the best friend you ever had.

He hates you worse than poisonI never felt he hated me cos I don't hate him - The Thin Red Line

He hates you worse than poisonI never felt he hated me cos I...

I never felt he hated me, cos I don't hate him. - The Thin Red Line

I never felt he hated me, cos I don't hate him.

I love Charlie CompanyThey're my people - The Thin Red Line

I love Charlie CompanyThey're my people

The marines have done their job Now it's our turn - The Thin Red Line

The marines have done their job Now it's our turn

D'you have a son Colonel Yes sirGood We don't want our sons or grandsons fighting this war 30 years from now do weNo sir we sure don't Then you crush 'em without mercyYou dig them out of the hills and protect that airfieldYes sirYou wonder why Why did the - The Thin Red Line

D'you have a son Colonel Yes sirGood We don't want...

Died... slow as a tree. D'you feel it? - The Thin Red Line

Died... slow as a tree. D'you feel it?

The closer you are to Caesar, the greater the fear. - The Thin Red Line

The closer you are to Caesar, the greater the fear.

Hell we're gonna be landing soon and there's gonna be air raidsWe're probably gonna die before we get off the beachThis place is It's like a big floating graveyard - The Thin Red Line

Hell we're gonna be landing soon and there's gonna...

The only things that are permanent is is dying and the Lord That's itThat's all you gotta worry aboutThis war ain't gonna be the end of me or you neither - The Thin Red Line

The only things that are permanent is is dying and the Lord...

I never bargained for nothing like this when I signed up for this man's army before the war. - The Thin Red Line

I never bargained for nothing like this when I signed up for...

All I know is Charlie Company's always getting screwed. - The Thin Red Line

All I know is Charlie Company's always getting screwed.

I read in your 201file that you were an officer before the war. - The Thin Red Line

I read in your 201file that you were an officer before the...

Why should I be afraid to dieI belong to youMove Move MoveMove MoveMove MoveMoving outIf I go first I'll wait for you thereOn the other side of the dark watersPut your helmet onBe with me now - The Thin Red Line

Why should I be afraid to dieI belong to youMove Move...

Move! Move! Moving out! If I go first, I'll wait for you there. On the other side of the dark waters - The Thin Red Line

Move! Move! Moving out! If I go first, I'll wait for...

Put your helmet on. - The Thin Red Line

Put your helmet on.

Our Father, who art in heaven... - The Thin Red Line

Our Father, who art in heaven...

Your outfit's lucky. - The Thin Red Line

Your outfit's lucky.

- You Charlie Company? - The Thin Red Line

- You Charlie Company?

If they didn't know this beach was deserted, what else don't they know? - The Thin Red Line

If they didn't know this beach was deserted, what else...

Who are you to live in all these many formsYour death that captures allYou too are the source of all that's gonna be bornYour gloryMercyPeaceTruthYou give calm a spiritunderstandingcourageThe contented heart - The Thin Red Line

Who are you to live in all these many formsYour death that...

You, too, are the source of all that's gonna be born. - The Thin Red Line

You, too, are the source of all that's gonna be born.

Mercy. Peace. Truth. - The Thin Red Line

Mercy. Peace. Truth.

Maybe all men got one big soul who everybody's a part of. - The Thin Red Line

Maybe all men got one big soul who everybody's a part...

Everyone looking for salvation by himselfEach like a coaldrawn from the fire - The Thin Red Line

Everyone looking for salvation by himselfEach like a...

Each like a coal drawn from the fire. - The Thin Red Line

Each like a coal drawn from the fire.

- We can't do that, Colonel. - The Thin Red Line

- We can't do that, Colonel.

Only time you worry about a soldier is when he stops bitching - The Thin Red Line

Only time you worry about a soldier is when he stops...

We're all gonna attack abreast. - The Thin Red Line

We're all gonna attack abreast.

You see those grassy ridges at the foot of that hill Yeah - The Thin Red Line

You see those grassy ridges at the foot of that hill Yeah

I'm sure the Japs got something there to protect the approaches. - The Thin Red Line

I'm sure the Japs got something there to protect the...

Rosy-fingered dawn. - The Thin Red Line

Rosy-fingered dawn.

I'm gonna take the first bunch myself. - The Thin Red Line

I'm gonna take the first bunch myself.

Moving out in five minutes. - The Thin Red Line

Moving out in five minutes.

Sico? - What's wrong with you? - I'm sick to my stomach. - The Thin Red Line

Sico? - What's wrong with you? - I'm sick to my...

- What's the matter, Sico? - The Thin Red Line

- What's the matter, Sico?

- Come on, get up! - The Thin Red Line

- Come on, get up!

Plug that hole on your right! - The Thin Red Line

Plug that hole on your right!

Hit dirt! - The Thin Red Line

Come on! - The Thin Red Line

Hey, Keck! - The Thin Red Line

We know you there YankTojo eats shitNo Roosevelt eats shit - The Thin Red Line

We know you there YankTojo eats shitNo Roosevelt eats shit

I killed a man. - The Thin Red Line

I killed a man.

Maybe somebody ought to go tell the captain. - The Thin Red Line

Maybe somebody ought to go tell the captain.

Go! Go! Go! Go! - The Thin Red Line

Go! Go! Go! Go!

What do we do now? - The Thin Red Line

What do we do now?

What are they doin'? - The Thin Red Line

What are they doin'?

Maybe they wanted to get into nirvana - The Thin Red Line

Maybe they wanted to get into nirvana

Oh JesusI blew my butt offIt's all right It's all right I blew my butt off - The Thin Red Line

Oh JesusI blew my butt offIt's all right It's all...

Take my canteen. - The Thin Red Line

Take my canteen.

It's for the best. - The Thin Red Line

It's for the best.

You gonna write his wife? - The Thin Red Line

You gonna write his wife?

There's nothing anybody can do for him. - The Thin Red Line

There's nothing anybody can do for him.

That's what you are. - The Thin Red Line

That's what you are.

Somebody help me! - The Thin Red Line

Somebody help me!

- Come on. - The Thin Red Line

Leave me alone... - The Thin Red Line

Leave me alone...

Give me more. - The Thin Red Line

Bye, kid. - The Thin Red Line

Fortunately, Jim, the fate of the company doesn't depend on one man. - The Thin Red Line

Fortunately, Jim, the fate of the company doesn't...

You say one more word to thank me I'll knock you right in the teethYou mention me in your fuckin' orders and I'll resign so fastand leave you here to run this busted up outfit by yourselfYou understand - The Thin Red Line

You say one more word to thank me I'll knock you right...

Property Whole fuckin' thing's about property - The Thin Red Line

Property Whole fuckin' thing's about property

I request permission for patrol reconnaissance around to the right of Hill 210. - The Thin Red Line

I request permission for patrol reconnaissance around to the...

- There it is, right there. - The Thin Red Line

- There it is, right there.

I again request permission for patrol reconnaissance around to the right in force. - The Thin Red Line

I again request permission for patrol reconnaissance around...

Staros, don't pull this guardhouse-lawyer bullshit with me! - The Thin Red Line

Staros, don't pull this guardhouse-lawyer bullshit with...

I've lived with these men for two years and I will not order them all to their deaths Over - The Thin Red Line

I've lived with these men for two years and I will not...

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Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Terrence Malick

Writer: James Jones, Terrence Malick

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, history, war

Year: 1998

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: $36,400,491

Released: 15 Jan 1999

Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. 21 wins & 47 nominations total

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