The theme of today's story is the military drama The Thin Red Line. Photos of actors, plot, main characters - all this is presented in the article. The film is based on the work of the same name by James Jones, a writer who became famous as the author of novels about World War II.
What is the movie about?
1942 year. The island of Guadalcanal, which is of strategic importance to the Japanese, is occupied by allied forces. The United States will do everything to prevent the Japanese from building a military base here. After all, it can become a serious obstacle to transport links between their great power and Australia.
Operation Watchtower is the code name for the Battle of Guadalcanal. The bloody massacre for the island is conducted on land, in the air and even under water. The Japanese understand how important it is to achieve territorial influence on the Pacific coast during this period of the war, and therefore they keep the defense fiercely. This is the background of the plot of the Thin Red Line. Actors and roles are listed below.
General Quintard
A small group of American soldiers of the naval unit is exhausted by fierce battles. For several weeks, heavy and almost hopeless battles continue. At the head of the brigade is General Quintard (a self-confident rude man directs the operation from the ship). This is one of the central characters in the film The Thin Red Line. Actor John Travolta played the general.
Lt. Col. Toll
This hero is directly subordinate to Quintard. Toll has long dreamed of general uniforms, of fame. To do this, he needs to curry favor, win as many victories as possible. Toll is obliged to comply with Quintard’s orders, therefore, without hesitation, sends the soldiers to hell. His fighters hold a defense stretched over several kilometers, the so-called thin red line. The actor who played Officer Toll is Nick Nolte.
Edward Welch
Marines fell into the "military meat grinder", fighting is carried out at the limit of human capabilities. The unit suffers huge losses. A company of S was sent to help them. Recruits are at the disposal of Senior Sergeant Edward Welsh. This character in "Red Thin Line" was played by actor Sean Penn.
Witt
During his service, Welsh had to see a lot. Among the arrivals, he immediately drew attention to one rather strange soldier. The sweet appearance of Private Witt speaks for itself - the boy looks like a kind of lyrical philosopher, completely unprepared for military operations. It is this soldier who is the main character in the film Thin Red Line. Actor Jim Cavizel played the role of Private Witt.
One day, Witt, along with his comrade, fled to AWOL. He disappeared for days on the Melanesian island, even made friends there, swam in the ocean and enjoyed the leisurely life of the natives. The fugitives are found, Sergeant Welsh sends a dreamy apostate to the punishment cell.
Further events
Unfired youth is a weak link in any battle. But the time has come for the army unit to fulfill the special combat mission assigned to it by the command - by storm to win from the “samurai” an important strategic height at number 209.
At the top of the hill is a bunker in which the enemy dug in. A disguised bunker is located here. This allows the enemy to conduct targeted shelling of a vast territory. Reaching a machine gun is almost impossible. Captain James Staros even argued with Lt. Col. Toll on the subject of battle tactics. He does not want to sacrifice his soldiers, whom he treats as sons. Better he will lose his position in the army, but avoid meaningless losses. A group is sent to capture the hill, into which the fallen Witt is included. The fate of the soldier is to fulfill the command at any cost. Witt will have to go through "baptism of fire."
Such is the plot in the plot of the painting “Thin Red Line”. The cast also included George Clooney, Woody Harrelson, Ben Chaplin, Adrien Brody, John Cusack. Captain James Staros was played by Elias.
The film is directed by Terrence Malik. The film was released in 1998 and became the first work of a filmmaker in twenty years. The director has led a reclusive lifestyle since the late seventies.
Malik's film won a prize at a festival in Berlin and was nominated for an Oscar in seven categories. As for the audience rating, the picture received many positive reviews. At the box office, she raised more than $ 60 million.