Directed by:
Terrence MalickScreenplay:
Terrence MalickCinematography:
John TollComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok, Tim Blake Nelson (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Sean Penn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428626_8db481.jpg)
Sean Penn
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Persepolis (2007)
![Adrien Brody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428562_9adc8a.png)
Adrien Brody
USA
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Detachment (2011)
Fantastique Maître Renard (2009)
![James Caviezel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/628/160628600_c67984.jpg)
James Caviezel
USA
Best movies:
Le Rocher (1996)
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008)
Frequency (2000)
![Ben Chaplin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/777/162777839_0ccb8a.jpg)
Ben Chaplin
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Little Boy (2015)
![George Clooney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/403/168403577_5bt579.jpg)
George Clooney
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
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![John Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267446_915377.jpg)
John Cusack
USA
Best movies:
Stand by Me (1986)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Woody Harrelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/913/164913021_4bb58d.jpg)
Woody Harrelson
USA
Best movies:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
![Elias Koteas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268026_4860fe.jpg)
Elias Koteas
Canada
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Gattaca (1997)
![Jared Leto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/238/166238112_696154.png)
Jared Leto
USA
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
Retour à Brooklyn (2000)
Lord of War (2005)
![Dash Mihok](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409863_aa2b18.jpg)
Dash Mihok
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
I Am Legend (2007)
![Tim Blake Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270141_622d78.jpg)
Tim Blake Nelson
USA
Best movies:
Minority Report (2002)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Detachment (2011)
![Nick Nolte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054982_f151f6.png)
Nick Nolte
USA
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Hotel Rwanda (2004)
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![John C. Reilly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/198/164198509_2612cf.jpg)
John C. Reilly
USA
Best movies:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Magnolia (1999)
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![John Savage](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267624_4e7553.jpg)
John Savage
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Hair (1979)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
![John Travolta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544399_12855e.jpg)
John Travolta
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Brillantine (1978)
![Arie Verveen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/559/158559774_0bb3a9.jpg)
Arie Verveen
Ireland
Best movies:
Sin City (2005)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Running Free (1999)
![Kirk Acevedo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/463/162463461_6f77e1.png)
Kirk Acevedo
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Invincible (2006)
L'Aube de la planète des singes (2014)
![Mark Boone Junior](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269323_51379c.jpg)
Mark Boone Junior
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Batman Begins (2005)
Memento (2000)
![Don Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885944_8bf62f.jpg)
Don Harvey
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
The Untouchables (1987)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Danny Hoch
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)