The Thin Red Line (1998)
Drama, War.
The Thin Red Line is epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick. It is the second screen adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones, following the 1964 film; however, this film is not considered a remake.
In 1942, Private Witt (Jim Caviezel) is a U.S. Army absconder living peacefully with the locals of a small South Pacific island. Discovered by his commanding officer, Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn), Witt is forced to resume his active duty training for the Battle of Guadalcanal. As Witt and his unit land on the island, and the American troops mount an assault on entrenched Japanese positions, the story explores their various fates and attitudes towards life-or-death situations.
Director: Terrence Malick
Writers: James Jones (novel), Terrence Malick
Stars: Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, George Clooney, Adrien Brody, John Cusack, Ben Chaplin
►Cast:
| Kirk Acevedo | ► | Pvt. Tella |
| Penelope Allen | ► | Witt’s Mother |
| Benjamin Green | ► | Melanesian Villager |
| Simon Billig | ► | Lt. Col. Billig |
| Mark Boone Junior | ► | Pvt. Peale |
| Adrien Brody | ► | Cpl. Fife |
| Norman Patrick Brown | ► | Pvt. Henry |
| Jim Caviezel | ► | Pvt. Witt |
| Ben Chaplin | ► | Pvt. Bell |
| George Clooney | ► | Capt. Bosche |
| John Cusack | ► | Capt. John Gaff |
| Jarrod Dean | ► | Cpl. Thorne |
| Matt Doran | ► | Pvt. Coombs |
| Travis Fine | ► | Pvt. Weld |
| Paul Gleeson | ► | 1st Lt. Band |
| Woody Harrelson | ► | Sgt. Keck |
| David Harrod | ► | Cpl. Queen |
| Don Harvey | ► | Sgt. Becker |
| Kengo Hasuo | ► | Japanese Prisoner |
| Ben Hines | ► | Assistant Pilot |
| Danny Hoch | ► | Pvt. Carni |
| Robert Roy Hofmo | ► | Pvt. Sico |
| Jack | ► | Melanesian Man Walking |
| Thomas Jane | ► | Pvt. Ash |
| Arie Verveen | ► | Pvt. Charlie Dale |
| Jimmy Xihite | ► | Melanesian Villager |
| Elias Koteas | ► | Capt. Staros |
| Polyn Leona | ► | Melanesian Woman with Child |
| Jared Leto | ► | 2nd Lt. Whyte |
| Simon Lyndon | ► | Medic #2 |
| Gordon MacDonald | ► | Pvt. 1cl. Earl |
| Kazuki Maehara | ► | Japanese Pvt. #1 |
| Marina Malota Darling | ► | Marina |
| Michael McGrady | ► | Pvt. Floyd |
| Dash Mihok | ► | Pvt. 1cl. Doll |
| Ken Mitsuishi | ► | Japanese Officer #1 |
| Ryûshi Mizukami | ► | Japanese Pvt. #4 |
| Tim Blake Nelson | ► | Pvt. Tills |
| Larry Neuhaus | ► | Crewman |
| Nick Nolte | ► | Lt. Col. Tall |
| Taiju Okayasu | ► | Japanese Pvt. #6 |
| Takamitsu Ôkubo | ► | Japanese Soldier |
| Miranda Otto | ► | Marty Bell |
| Sean Penn | ► | 1st Sgt. Welsh |
| John C. Reilly | ► | Sgt. Storm |
| Larry Romano | ► | Pvt. Mazzi |
| John Savage | ► | Sgt. McCron |
| Kazuyoshi Sakai | ► | Japanese Prisoner #2 |
| Masayuki Shida | ► | Japanese Officer #2 |
| John Dee Smith | ► | Pvt. Train |
| Stephen Spacek | ► | Cpl. Jenks |
| Nick Stahl | ► | Pvt. 1cl. Beade |
| Hiroya Sugisaki | ► | Japanese Pvt. #7 |
| Kouji Suzuki | ► | Japanese Pvt. #3 |
| Tomohiro Tanji | ► | Japanese Pvt. #2 |
| Minoru Toyoshima | ► | Japanese Sgt. |
| John Travolta | ► | Brig. Gen. Quintard |
| Terutake Tsuji | ► | Japanese Pvt. #5 |
| Steven Vidler | ► | 2nd Lt. Gore |
| Vincent Wild | ► | Melanesian Guide |
| Todd Wallace | ► | Pilot |
| Will Wallace | ► | Pvt. Hoke |
| Joe Watanabe | ► | Japanese Officer #3 |
| Simon Westaway | ► | First Scout |
| Dan Wyllie | ► | Medic #1 |
| Yasuomi Yoshino | ► | Young Japanese |
| John Augwata | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Joshua Augwata | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| John Bakotee | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Immanuel Dato | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Michael Iha | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Emmunual Konai | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Stephen Konai | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Peter Morosiro | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Amos Niuga | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Jennifer Siugali | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Carlos Tome | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Selina Tome | ► | Melanesian Extra |
| Kick Gurry | ► | |
| Randall Duk Kim | ► | Nisei Interpreter |
| Darrin Klimek | ► | |
| Donal Logue | ► | Marl |
| Clark McCutchen | ► | Soldier |
| Dane Moreton | ► | Pvt. Alexander |
| David Paschall | ► | General |
| Jace Phillips | ► | S-1 |
| Roy Samuelson | ► | Navy Soldier |
| Justin Ward | ► | Navy Soldier |
| Felix Williamson | ► | Private Drake |