Der schmale Grat
(1998)
Regisseur:
Terrence MalickSchauspieler:
Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Elias KoteasSüdpazifik, 1942. US-Marines stürmen die von den Japanern besetzte Insel Guadalcanal. Kompanieführer Staros weigert sich jedoch seinen Auftrag - die Erstürmung des Hügels 210 - durchzuführen, da ihm das Risiko für seine Männer als zu groß erscheint. Als sein Vorgesetzter weiter insistiert, ergreift der ehrgeizige Captain John Gaff die Chance, sich durch dieses Himmelfahrtskommando zu profilieren: Trotz geringer Überlebenschancen attackiert er zusammen mit nur sieben Freiwilligen die japanischen Stellungen...
Exemplarischer Antikriegsfilm von Kult-Regisseur Terrence Malick, der der Abscheulichkeit des Krieges die Schönheit der Natur gegenüberstellt.
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived. A powerful frontline cast - including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney - explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived. A powerful frontline cast - including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney - explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.