The Thin Red Line

In 1942, Private Witt , prepares the Battle of Guadalcanal. As Witt and his unit land on the island, and the American troops mount an assault on entrenched Japanese positions, the story explores their various fates and attitudes towards life-or-death situations.

Release Date12/1998
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
GenreWar Drama
Est. Production Cost $52 million
Est. Profitable

	(000's)		(000's)
US Box Office	$72,151	Est. US Film Rentals	$33,911
Foreign Box Office	$50,000	Est. Foreign Film Rentals	$20,000
World Box Office	$122,151	Est. World Film Rentals	$53,911

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Director(s)

Terrence Malick

Writer(s)

James Jones
Terence Malik

Composer(s)

Music Supervisor(s)

Hans Zimmer

The Thin Red Line

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