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This great evilWhere's it come fromHow'd it steal into the worldWhat seed what root did it grow fromWho's doing thisWho's killing usRobbing us of life and lightMocking us with the sight of what we
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The Thin Red Line

This great evil, where's it come from? How'd it steal into the world? What seed, what...

Private Edward P. Train: This great evil, where's it come from? How'd it steal into the world? What seed, what root did it grow from? Who's doing this? Who's killing us, robbing us of life and light, mocking us with the sight of what we might've known? Does our ruin benefit the earth, does it help the grass to grow, the sun to shine? Is this darkness in you, too? Have you passed through this night?

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This great evil
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Where's it come from
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How'd it steal into the world
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What seed what root did it grow from
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Who's doing this
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Who's killing us
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Robbing us of life and light
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Mocking us with the sight of what we might have known
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Does our ruin benefit the Earth
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Does it help the grass to grow or the sun to shine
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Is this darkness in you too
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Have you passed through this night
Available in 5 languages
Duration
109 seconds
Views
970
Timestamp in Movie
01:50:44
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.
What seed, what root did it grow from? - The Thin Red Line 00:06
What seed, what root did it grow from?
Who's doing this? - The Thin Red Line 00:09
Who's doing this?
Mocking us with the sight of what we might have known. - The Thin Red Line 00:06
Mocking us with the sight of what we might have known.
Does our ruin benefit the Earth? - The Thin Red Line 00:11
Does our ruin benefit the Earth?
See them birds up there? - The Thin Red Line 00:09
See them birds up there?
Where you're going, you're not coming back from. - The Thin Red Line 00:06
Where you're going, you're not coming back from.
What are you to me - The Thin Red Line 00:04
What are you to me
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 just too softhearted You're not tough fibred - The Thin Red Line 01:07
Staros I'm relieving you of your commandLieutenant Band...
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.