@article{348140,
      note = {Based upon the novel by James Jones.},
      author = {Malick, Terrence, and Stevens, George, and Geisler, Robert  Michael. and Roberdeau, John. and Hill, Grant. and Penn,  Sean, and Brody, Adrien. and Caviezel, Jim, and Chaplin,  Ben. and Clooney, George. and Cusack, John, and Harrelson,  Woody. and Koteas, Elias, and Leto, Jared, and Mihok, Dash,  and Nelson, Tim Blake. and Nolte, Nick. and Reilly, John  C., and Romano, Larry. and Savage, John, and Travolta,  John, and Verveen, Arie. and Toll, John, and Weber, Billy.  and Jones, Leslie. and Klein, Saar. and Zimmer, Hans. and  Jones, James,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/348140},
      title = {The thin red line [videorecording] /},
      publisher = {Criterion Collection,},
      abstract = {In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal  will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the  Pacific.  Based on James Jones' novel, 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 the terror and chaos of  war are well illustrated, as scared men stare death in the  face--a death that waits concealed in the beauty of a  grassy hill.  There are great deeds, and valor, but these  men don't feel like heroes--they're simply doing what's  necessary to survive.  In typical Malick fashion, the film  boasts exquisite nature photography, and a soundtrack  layered with sounds of the rain forest, essential  ingredients of this beautiful tone poem on the banality of  combat and the troubled relationship between man and  nature.},
      recid = {348140},
      pages = {2 videodiscs (171 min.) :},
      address = {[Irvington, NY] :},
      year = {2010},
}