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The Thin Red Line (DVD, 2000)

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About this product

Terrence Malick returns to Hollywood after a two-decade hiatus with this adaptation of the classic WWII novel by James Jones. The story follows the efforts of an army platoon to capture the Japanese-controlled island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Ocean, which will have a major effect on the outcome of the war. The members of C-for-Charlie Company are all fighting for different reasons: Some to achieve glory, some to fight for democracy, and some simply to remain alive. They spend the quieter moments reflecting upon their existence, searching for meaning amid the senselessness of war.
Malick's reputation as one of cinema's most brilliant directors, based on his masterworks BADLANDS and DAYS OF HEAVEN, enabled him to pull together one of the largest ensemble all-star casts in Hollywood history. The result is a sprawling epic that carries itself like a poem read in a dream, a feeling that is greatly enhanced by John Toll's floating camerawork and Hans Zimmer's haunting score. Rather than concentrating solely on the violence and destruction of war, Malick uses the situation to address philosophical questions such as man versus nature, war versus peace, and good versus evil. THE THIN RED LINE proves that after a 20-year layoff, Malick hasn't lost a step.

Actor
Nick Stahl, Nick Nolte, Thomas Jane, Woody Harrelson, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, Arie Verveen, Tim Blake Nelson, Dash Mihok, David Harrod, Jared Leto, John Savage, Elias Koteas, Sean Penn, George Clooney, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Miranda Otto, John C. Reilly, John Travolta
Film/TV Title
The Thin Red Line
Director
Terrence Malick
Language
English
Subtitle Language
Czech\Danish\Finnish\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish
Run Time
166 Mins
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen\2.35 Wide Screen
Release Year
2000
Format
DVD
Features
Widescreen, Closed Caption, Interactive Menus\Scene Access\Original Theatrical Trailer\Melanesian Songs, With Subtitles
Genre
War

Number of Discs
1
Certificate
15
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Hearing Impaired
English
Composer
Hans Zimmer
Production Designer
Jack Fisk
Reviews
USA Today - "...Terrence Malick's first movie since 1978's DAYS OF HEAVEN is just as sensual, subliminally stirring and magnificently photographed..." -- 4 out of 4 stars, Total Film - "...[A] masterpiece of poetic flourish and grand ambition..." -- 4 out of 5 stars, Sight and Sound - ...An extraordinary achievement....THE THIN RED LINE is hugely effective as a film about the absurdity of war..., New York Times - ...[Malick's] intoxication with natural beauty, fused so palpably with the psychic sleepwalking of his human characters, remains exactly as it was....Here is a visceral reminder of all that made his past work so hauntingly majestic..., Rolling Stone - ...Malick's return is a cause for celebration. His harsh, haunting film shuns the platitudes to expose war as a crime against nature...
Screenwriter
Terrence Malick
Costume Designer
Margot Wilson
Author
James Jones
Format Description
DVD 9
Sound source
Dolby Surround 5.1
Editor
Leslie Jones, Billy Weber, Saar Klein
Movie/TV Title
The Thin Red Line
Director of Photography
John Toll