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The Thin Red Line

I read in your 201filethat you were an officer before the war. How'd you end up a private?...

I read in your 201filethat you were an officer before the war. How'd you end up a private? Cos of my wife. I was in the corps of engineers. We'd never been separated before, not even for a night. I took it for four months and then I quit. Just resigned. They sent me back to the States. They told meI'd never get another commission. They said they'd see to it I got draftedand that I for damn sure'd be in the infantry. Sons of bitches. No, I don't blame them. Well, where is she now? She's home

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I read in your 201file that you were an officer before the war
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How'd you end up a private
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Cos of my wife
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I was in the corps of engineers
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We'd never been separated before
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not even for a night
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I took it for four months and then I quit
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Just resigned
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They sent me back to the States
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They told me I'd never get another commission
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They said they'd see to it I got drafted and that I for damn sure'd be in the infantry
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Sons of bitches
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No I don't blame them
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Well where is she now
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She's home
Available in 5 languages
Duration
55 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:06
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2026
Genres
drama, history, war
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
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 00:46
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 00:13
Move! Move! Moving out! If I go first, I'll wait for...
Put your helmet on. - The Thin Red Line 00:08
Put your helmet on.
Our Father, who art in heaven... - The Thin Red Line 00:13
Our Father, who art in heaven...
Your outfit's lucky. - The Thin Red Line 00:09
Your outfit's lucky.
- You Charlie Company? - The Thin Red Line 00:23
- You Charlie Company?
If they didn't know this beach was deserted, what else don't they know? - The Thin Red Line 00:07
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 01:54
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 00:06
You, too, are the source of all that's gonna be born.
Mercy. Peace. Truth. - The Thin Red Line 00:12
Mercy. Peace. Truth.
Maybe all men got one big soul who everybody's a part of. - The Thin Red Line 00:15
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 00:16
Everyone looking for salvation by himselfEach like a...
Each like a coal drawn from the fire. - The Thin Red Line 00:07
Each like a coal drawn from the fire.
- We can't do that, Colonel. - The Thin Red Line 00:21
- We can't do that, Colonel.
Only time you worry about a soldier is when he stops bitching - The Thin Red Line 00:06
Only time you worry about a soldier is when he stops...
We're all gonna attack abreast. - The Thin Red Line 00:13
We're all gonna attack abreast.
You see those grassy ridges at the foot of that hill Yeah - The Thin Red Line 00:07
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 00:06
I'm sure the Japs got something there to protect the...
Rosy-fingered dawn. - The Thin Red Line 00:28
Rosy-fingered dawn.
I'm gonna take the first bunch myself. - The Thin Red Line 00:10
I'm gonna take the first bunch myself.