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Staros I'm relieving you of your commandLieutenant Band will take over for youI already told himIt's a hard thing to doDifficult decision to makeI don't think you're tough enoughYou're too soft You're
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The Thin Red Line

I don't Iike to see my men get kiIIed, sir. Have you ever had anyone die in your arms,...

Lt. Col. Gordon Tall:
Staros, I'm relieving you of your command. Lieutenant Band wiII take over for you. I already told him. It's a hard thing to do. Difficult decision to make. I don't think you're tough enough here. You're too soft. You're just too softhearted. You're not tough-fibered enough. Anyways, it's my decision to make. I've already made it.Capt. James 'Bugger' Staros:I don't Iike to see my men get kiIIed, sir. Have you ever had anyone die in your arms, sir? Have you?

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Staros I'm relieving you of your command
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Lieutenant Band will take over for you
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I already told him
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It's a hard thing to do
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Difficult decision to make
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I don't think you're tough enough
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You're too soft You're just too softhearted You're not tough fibred enough
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Anyway it's my decision to make I've already made it
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I don't like to see my men get killed sir
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Have you ever had anyone die in your arms sir
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Have you
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Duration
67 seconds
Views
701
Timestamp in Movie
01:57:07
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2026
Genres
drama, history, war
Production
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Movie Summary

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

Actors

Nick Nolte
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
Lt. Col. Tall
Nick Nolte
Lieutenant Band will take over for you. - The Thin Red Line 00:09
Lieutenant Band will take over for you.
It's a hard thing to do. - The Thin Red Line 00:08
It's a hard thing to do.
Anyway, it's my decision to make. - The Thin Red Line 00:10
Anyway, it's my decision to make.
Have you ever had anyone die in your arms, sir? - The Thin Red Line 00:08
Have you ever had anyone die in your arms, sir?
I don't see any reason to make a scandal out of this. - The Thin Red Line 00:15
I don't see any reason to make a scandal out of this.
Look at this jungle. - The Thin Red Line 00:15
Look at this jungle.
I'm going to let you apply for reassignment to the Judge Advocate General Corps for reasons of ill health. - The Thin Red Line 00:54
I'm going to let you apply for reassignment to the...
This is from Colonel Tall. - The Thin Red Line 00:32
This is from Colonel Tall.
Hours like monthsDays like yearsWalked into the golden ageStood on the shores of the New World - The Thin Red Line 00:21
Hours like monthsDays like yearsWalked into the golden...
I just felt like being alone, you know? - The Thin Red Line 00:09
I just felt like being alone, you know?
For asking to make that flanking move. - The Thin Red Line 00:13
For asking to make that flanking move.
We're all sorry to see you go. - The Thin Red Line 00:52
We're all sorry to see you go.
Tough part isnot knowing if you're doing any goodThat's the hard part - The Thin Red Line 00:12
Tough part isnot knowing if you're doing any...
What does that mean, sir? - The Thin Red Line 00:10
What does that mean, sir?
You are my sonsMy dear sonsYou live inside me nowI'll carry you wherever I go - The Thin Red Line 00:19
You are my sonsMy dear sonsYou live inside me nowI'll...
War don't ennoble menIt turns 'em into dogsPoisons the soul - The Thin Red Line 00:16
War don't ennoble menIt turns 'em into dogsPoisons...
My dear wifeyou get something twisted out of your insides by all this blood filth and noiseI wanna stay changeless for youI wanna come back to you the man I was beforeHow do we get to those other shoresTo those blue hills - The Thin Red Line 00:48
My dear wifeyou get something twisted out of your insides by...
LoveWhere does it come fromWho lit this flame in usNo war can put it outconquer itI was a prisonerYou set me free - The Thin Red Line 00:55
LoveWhere does it come fromWho lit this flame in usNo war...
No war can put it out, conquer it. - The Thin Red Line 00:08
No war can put it out, conquer it.
No matter how much training you got, how careful you are, it's a matter of luck whether or not you get killed. - The Thin Red Line 00:25
No matter how much training you got, how careful you are,...