The Thin Red Line (1964 film)
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| The Thin Red Line | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
| Written by | James Jones (novel), Bernard Gordon |
| Starring | Keir Dullea Jack Warden James Philbrook |
| Cinematography | Manuel Berenguer |
| Editing by | Derek Parsons |
| Release date(s) | 1964 |
| Running time | 180 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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The Thin Red Line is a 1964 film based on James Jones's novel of the same name. The film follows the life of a number of US soldiers during the battle of Guadalcanal.
The black and white film was filmed in Spain. Bernard Gordon's screenplay of Jones's work concentrates on the relationship between the young rule-breaking, "survival-at-any-cost", Private Doll (Keir Dullea) and the older veteran Sgt Welsh (Jack Warden). The film features many memorable scenes of combat between the American soldiers and the Japanese and great performances by the cast.
Another film adaptation of the novel was released in 1998.
