The Thin Red Line
Every man fights his own war.
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, Pioneer Films, George Stevens Jr. Productions, Geisler-Roberdeau Productions
- Keyword: epic, based on novel or book, steel helmet, world war ii, battle assignment, invasion, infantry, marine corps, us army, commander, rifle, pacific war, gun battle, jungle, sergeant, pacific island, soldier, battle, fighting, guadalcanal, pacific theater, anti war, awol, japanese army, 1940s, philosophic conflict, battlefield trauma, shell shocked soldier, ww2, philosophical depiction of war
- Cast: Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, Dash Mihok, Woody Harrelson, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn
