The Thin Red Line
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Terrence Malick
Arsenije Jovanovic
Hiroya Sugisaki
Jim Caviezel
Tomohiro Tanji
John Bakotee
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A World War II tale which focuses on a squad of American troops battling against the Japanese during the hellish battle of Guadalcanal Island. Witt has gone AWOL and considers the contrast between the peace of the islanders and the chaos brought by war. Meanwhile, the troops are led by two men: Tall, who is eager for the danger of battle, and Staros, who is more concerned with protecting his men. As they fight over strategy, the men have different reactions to the war: Bell thinks only of his wife, Gaff is intelligent but no more able to deal with war than the bullish Doll. As they attack a Japanese stronghold, the randomness of life and death in wartime is made clear.
Cast
Arsenije Jovanovic
Hiroya Sugisaki
Jim Caviezel
Tomohiro Tanji
John Bakotee
Paul Gleeson
John Cusack
Michael Mcgrady
Nick Nolte
Kazuki Maehara
Arie Verveen
Takamitsu Okubo
Polyn Leona
Nick Stahl
Masayuki Shida
Michael Iha
Will Wallace
Emmunual Konai
Tim Blake Nelson
Matt Doran
Marina Malota
Adrien Brody
Stephen Spacek
Kirk Acevedo
Simon Westaway
Peter Morosiro
Terutake Tsuji
Todd Wallace
Ben Chaplin
Mark Boone
Simon Billig
Penny Allen
Don Harvey
John Dee Smith
Ben Hines
John Travolta
Jared Leto
Sean Penn
Norman Patrick Brown
Robert Roy Hofmo
Simon Lyndon
George Clooney
Amos Niuga
David Harrod
Elias Koteas
Joshua Augwata
Woody Harrelson
Kouji Suzuki
Ryushi Mizukami
Kazuyoshi Sakai
John Savage
Larry Romano
Taiju Okayasu
Larry Neuhaus
Stephen Konai
Selina Tome
Gordon Macdonald
Kengo Hasuo
Ken Mitsuishi
Jennifer Siugali
Steven Vidler
Danny Hoch
Immanuel Dato
Andrew Lucas
Yasuomi Yoshino
Daniel Wyllie
John C. Reilly
Minoru Toyoshima
John Augwata
Dash Mihok
Carlos Tome
Travis Fine
Thomas Jane
Jarrod Dean
Miranda Otto
Joe Watanabe
Crew
Reuben Aaronson
John Adams
Shea Adams
Sean Ahern
Jessica Alan
Penny Allen
Sal Alvarez
Simon Ambrose
Slamm Andrews
Bob Arnold
Debbie Atkins
Brendon Atong
Christopher Aud
Irene Augerinos
Daniel Aukin
Dustin Ault
Herb Ault
Howard Bachrach
Klaus Badelt
Daniel Bailey
Meghan Bailey
Henry Bamberger
Ken Barnett
Warren Barnhart
Julian Barton
Julie Barton
Rhodes Barton
Alex Barynoya
Brett Bastow
Dick Beckett
Laura Behary
Anna Behlmer
Martin Belson
Dean Bennett
Shane Bennett
Eugene Bertschneider
Peter Besi
Matt Bilski
Matt Bilski
John Bird
Scott Blackwood
Francois Blaignan
Simon Boag
Jo Edna Boldin
James Bolt
John V Bonds
Mal Booth
Paul Borchardt
Sandra Bostok
Glenn Boswell
Richard Boue
Guy Bourke
Bob Bowles
John Bowring
Joey Box
Murray Boyd
Russell Boyd
James T Boyle
Fred Braat
Walter H Bradford
Brian Bradley
Rosemary Brandenburg
Chris Branham
John Breslin
Paul Brincat
Mark Bristol
Justin Bromley
Lisa Brookes
Alan Brown
Ian Brown
Kayce Brown
Hannah Browne
Nicholas Brunner
Keri Bruno
Nanrose Buchman
Clare Budd
Jeff Buhler
Charles R Bunn
Greg Burgmann
Michele Burke
Justin Burnett
Kerry Bushnell
Mark Buttsworth
Ron Byrd
Stephen S. Campanelli
Dugal Campbell
Dugal Campbell
Rick Canelli
Kyle Carden
Patrick Carmiggelt
David Cartmill
Mick Casey
Robin Cave
Fiona Chilton
Douglas Chottu
James Chottu
Sophia Chottu
Sandi Cichello
David Clark
Robin Clifton
Peter Cogar
Peter Collias
Barbara Collins
Barry Collins
Karen E Collins
Lisa Collins
Rob Collins
Sam Collins
Rod Conder
Richard Confalone
David Connell
Angela Conte
Virginia Cook-mcgowan
Alan Cooke
Albert Cooke
Matt Copping
Toby Copping
Chantelle Cordey
Michael Corrigan
Skip Cosper
Tim Cousins
Doug Cowden
Brian Cox
James Cox
Jeffrey Cranford
Harold Crawford
Amanda Crittenden
Dianne Crittenden
Camilla Crossing
Judith Cruden
Jimmy Cullen
Paul Cumming
John Curtis
Rodney Dack
Danny Dade
Michael Dalmas
Mary Lou Daroza
Steve Davey
Michael Davies
Sheila Davis Lawrence
Sandy De Crescent
Ron Dean
Mitch Deans
Jerry C Deats
Kelly Deco
Jim Dedman
Richie Dehne
Leon Delaney
Scott B Dietz
Gary Dixon
Joe Donaldson
Jo Doster
Mike Douglas
Pat Doyle
Paul Doyle
Evelyn Driver
Bev Dunn
Bev Dunn
Dale Dye
Mark Eady
Nash Edgerton
Joel Elliott
Ray Elliott
Mark Ellis
Brian Ellison
Jorge Escanuela
Pablo Espinosa
Mike Estrella
Peter Evangelatos
Grant Everett
Peter Exton
Rachel Fairfax
Rachel Fairfax
John Paul Fasal
Gabriel Faure
Todd Fellman
L Douglas Fenton
L Douglas Fenton
Kerry Fetzer
Guy Firth
Jack Fisk
Dennis Fitzgerald
Tim Floreen
Ben Foley
Patrick J. Foley
Megan Forste
Karyn Foster
Bruce L. Fowler
Toni French
Gloria Fujita
Katherine Gamble
Michael R Gannon
Tracey Garner
Serena Gattuso
Robert Michael Geisler
Mike George
Eugene L Geyl
Jay Gibson
Tanner Gill
Anthony Giltrap
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Picture
Best Score (Dramatic Picture)
Best Sound
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two awards at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival, including Golden Bear for best film, and Special Mention for Oustanding Work in Cinematography (John Toll).
Nominated for the 1998 American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film.
Nominated for the 1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association award for Best Picture.
Terrence Malick was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 1998 by the Directors Guild of America.
Winner of four 1998 Golden Satellite Awards including Best Motion Picture, Best Director of a Motion Picture, Outstanding Original Score (Hans Zimmer) and Outstanding Cinematography from the International Press Academy.
Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Direction and Best Cinematography from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Director and Best Cinematography from the Chicago Film Critics Association. Nominated for a further three awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Nick Nolte) and Most Promising Actor (Jim Caviezel).
Released in United States Winter December 23, 1998
Expanded Release in United States January 8, 1999
Wide Release in United States January 15, 1999
Released in United States on Video June 29, 1999
Released in United States February 1999
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival February 10-21, 1999.
James Jones' novel was previously filmed as "The Thin Red Line" (USA/1964), directed by Andrew Morton and starring Keir Dullea and Jack Warden.
Principal photography wrapped in early December, 1997, though additional photography will take place throughout the month.
Began shooting June 23, 1997.
Completed shooting mid December 1997.
Sony Pictures was originally scheduled to release the film.
Released in United States Winter December 23, 1998
Expanded Release in United States January 8, 1999
Wide Release in United States January 15, 1999
Released in United States on Video June 29, 1999
Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival February 10-21, 1999.)
