Search - The Thin Red Line [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, War Violence Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 11/07/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 4 Genres: War, War Drama, Combat Films, Anti-War Film, Ensemble Film See Also: The Thin Red Line [DTS], The Thin Red Line [Widescreen], The Thin Red Line

The return of director Terrence Malick to feature filmmaking after a twenty year sabbatical, this World War II drama is an elegiac rumination on man's destruction of nature and himself, based on James Jones' semi-autobiographical novel, his follow-up to -From Here to Eternity. James Caviezel stars as Private Witt, a deserter living in peace and harmony with the natives of a Pacific island paradise. Captured by the Navy, Witt is debriefed by a senior officer (Sean Penn) and returned to an active duty unit preparing for what will be the Battle of Guadalcanal. As Witt goes ashore in the company of his fellow soldiers, they meet diverse fates. Sergeant Keck (Woody Harrelson) is killed by an exploding grenade. Captain John Gaff (John Cusack) is an intelligent, sober leader facing the destruction of his command because his commanding officer Colonel Tall (Nick Nolte) is bucking for a general's star. Sergeant McCron (John Savage) loses his mind. Private Bell (Ben Chaplin) gets a "Dear John" letter from his beloved wife. However, as the U.S. troops advance up grassy slopes toward entrenched Japanese positions, it is Witt's voiced-over ruminations on life, death, and nature that are the real heart and soul of The Thin Red Line (1998). Adrien Brody appears as Private Fife, the major character of Jones' novel and the author's alter-ego, although Fife has been relegated to a minor supporting role by Malick's filmed adaptation. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Sean Penn - First Sgt. Edward Welsh
Adrien Brody - Cpl. Fife
James Caviezel - Pvt. Witt
Ben Chaplin - Pvt. Bell
George Clooney - Capt. Charles Bosche

Nominated for seven Academy Awards for its moving and hauntingly realistic portrayal of the horrors of war, director Terrence Malick's remake of Andrew Marton's 1964 World War II classic arrives on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Video. Presented in widescreen 2.35:1 and accompanied by a jarring closed-captioned Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, the disc also features an additional closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Surround track as well as optional English and Spanish subtitles. Sean Penn, George Clooney, and John Cusack provide just a few of the big names in the cast, with newcomers James Caviezel and Ben Chaplin featured in winning performances. Extra features include interactive menus and traditional Melanesian songs. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide