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The Thin Red Line (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

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Genre Military & War/World War II, Military & War/Drama
Format NTSC, Color, Multiple Formats, Special Edition, Widescreen
Contributor James Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas, Sean Penn, George Clooney, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Terrence Malick See more
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 50 minutes
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The Thin Red Line title banner: soldiers trudge through high reeds with hills in the foreground
The Thin Red Line cover art: bombs drop on a scenic hillside

One of the greatest war films of all time

After directing two of the most extraordinary movies of the 1970s, Badlands and Days of Heaven, American artist Terrence Malick disappeared from the film world for twenty years, only to resurface in 1998 with this visionary adaptation of James Jones’s 1962 novel about the World War II battle for Guadalcanal. A big-budget, spectacularly mounted epic, The Thin Red Line is also one of the most deeply philosophical films ever released by a major Hollywood studio, a thought-provoking meditation on man, nature, and violence. Featuring a cast of contemporary cinema’s finest actors—Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas, and Woody Harrelson among them—The Thin Red Line is a kaleidoscopic evocation of the experience of combat that ranks as one of the greatest war films ever produced.

Director-Approved Special Edition Features

  • High-definition digital restoration
  • Audio commentary by members of the crew
  • Interviews with actors, the composer, editors, and more
  • Interview with the casting director, featuring archival audition footage
  • Outtakes
  • And more
Three scenes: John Cusack, Nick Nolte and Ben Chaplin, Sean Penn

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After directing two of the most extraordinary movies of the 1970s, Badlands and Days of Heaven, American artist Terrence Malick disappeared from the film world for twenty years, only to resurface in 1998 with this visionary adaptation of James Jones’s 1962 novel about the World War II battle for Guadalcanal. A big-budget, spectacularly mounted epic, THE THIN RED LINE is also one of the most deeply philosophical films ever released by a major Hollywood studio, a thought-provoking meditation on man, nature, and violence. Featuring a cast of contemporary cinema’s finest actors—Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking, Milk), Nick Nolte (The Prince of Tides, Affliction), Elias Koteas (Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), and Woody Harrelson (Natural Born Killers, The People vs. Larry Flynt) among them—THE THIN RED LINE is a kaleidoscopic evocation of the experience of combat that ranks as one of cinema’s greatest war films.

Set Contains:

The Criterion treatment of Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line has a raft of extras: recollections from members of the cast (including Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, and Thomas Jane), which leave the impression that nearly everybody on the film does a Terrence Malick imitation; a 20-minute piece on the casting process, with casting director Dianne Crittenden introducing fascinating audition tapes; a look at the process of editing Malick's enormous amount of raw footage (out of which came a movie considerably different from the script); 15 minutes of vintage newsreels about the Solomon Islands battles; and an eloquent 20-minute interview with Kaylie Jones, the daughter of James Jones, who recalls her father's complex feelings about war and some of the autobiographical incidents contained in his novel.

One of those incidents--the hand-to-hand killing of a Japanese soldier--was cut from the film but is included in the 15 minutes of outtakes here. Only 15 minutes? There must be hours more, but these few glimpses (including a scene with George Clooney and one abrupt moment with Mickey Rourke) will have to suffice for now. An audio commentary, with cinematographer John Toll, producer Grant Hill, and production designer Jack Fisk, is free-flowing and informative. Taken together, the special features paint a vivid portrait of Malick's searching approach, which depends on improvisation and chance as much as planning. --Robert Horton

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.57 x 5.36 x 7.55 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ CRRN1932DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Terrence Malick
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Color, Multiple Formats, Special Edition, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 50 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 28, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, James Caviezel, George Clooney, John Cusack
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003KGBIR0
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 513 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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This war makes some people affraid .. it's true. War makes problem of humanity. i love this story and i don't believe transfer picture of this movie. Transfer picture is amazing look sharp look detail and like you see a photograph and i heared it's transfer for 4K with audio DTS HD master 5.1 makes this a movie very great sound. Don't forget criterion makes this blu-ray so special with a ton of feature. so picture 5/5 sound 5/5 and feature 5/5.
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