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The Thin Red Line(Movie, 1964)

1h 39min | Genre: War
The Thin Red LineRating: 3.2/5 (with 66 votes)
The Thin Red Line is a 1964 American war film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Keir Dullea, Jack Warden, James Philbrook, and Kieron Moore. Based on James Jones's 1962 novel of the same name, the film follows the lives of a number of American soldiers during the battle of Guadalcanal. The black-and-white film was shot in Spain. Bernard Gordon's screenplay of Jones's work concentrates on the relationship between the young rule-breaking, "survival-at-any-cost", Pvt. Doll (Keir Dullea) and the older veteran 1st Sgt. Welsh (Jack Warden). In 1998, Terrence Malick directed a second film adaptation of the novel, which received critical acclaim. ()
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About The Thin Red Line

Set during the Allied invasion of the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater during WWII, this film is based on the novel by James Jones. Keir Dullea is Private Doll, who dreads the invasion and steals a pistol to help him protect himself. Sergeant Welsh (Jack Warden), a caustic, battle-scarred veteran, hates Doll, whom he considers a coward. In battle, Doll kills a Japanese soldier and is filled with remorse, which further angers the sergeant. The next day, an emboldened Doll wipes out an entire enemy machine gun post and begins to feel as sadistic as Welsh. The two must work together to clear away some mines, but as they do, their platoon is surprised by a Japanese raid.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Madrid
Plays in: Solomon Islands
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Japanese (JA)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 05/02/1964
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El Ataque Duró Siete Días"

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