The thin red line /
- Widescreen version.
- 1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
- Fox war classics .
- Fox war classics. .
Based on the novel by James Jones. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. Also issued as part of the box set: Heroes of war collection, soldiers' stories.
Director of photography, John Toll ; edited by Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, Saar Klein ; music by Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Jack Fisk ; costume designer, Margot Wilson. Director of photography, John Toll ; edited by Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, Saar Klein ; music by Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Jack Fisk ; costume designer, Margot Wilson.
Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, Larry Romano, John Savage, John Travolta, Arie Verveen.
In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the Pacific. This is the story of Charlie Company's landing and battle experience there in 1942. The story concentrates on how the battle affects, and is effected by, Commanding officer Lt. Col. Gordon Tall, Captain James Staros, Sgt. Edward Welsh, and two privates, Witt and Bell. Charlie Company is attacking a seemingly impregnable position, and them men just face the terror and chaos of war.