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The Thin Red Line is a 1964 Cinemascope film based on James Jones's 1962 novel of the same name. The film follows the life of a number of American 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 1st Sgt Welsh (Jack Warden).
Another film adaptation of the novel was released in 1998.
Original Release
05/02/1964
US Release
05/02/1964
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keir Dullea | Pvt. Doll |
| Jack Warden | First Sgt. Welsh |
| James Philbrook | Col. Tall |
| Bob Kanter | Fife |
| Ray Daley | Capt. Stone |
| Merlyn Yordan | Judy |
| Kieron Moore | Lt. Band |
| Jim Gillen | Capt. Gaff |
| Charles Stalmaker | (as Charles Stalnaker) |
| Steve Rowland | Mazzi |
Directors
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Keir Dullea | Pvt. Doll |
| Jack Warden | First Sgt. Welsh |
| James Philbrook | Col. Tall |
| Bob Kanter | Fife |
| Ray Daley | Capt. Stone |
| Merlyn Yordan | Judy |
| Kieron Moore | Lt. Band |
| Jim Gillen | Capt. Gaff |
| Charles Stalmaker | (as Charles Stalnaker) |
| Steve Rowland | Mazzi |
| Gary Lasdun | |
| Eddy King | (as Edward King) |
| Jeffrey O'Kelly | |
| Jack Gaskins | |
| Joe Collins | |
| Graham Sumner | |
| Thomas Freeman | |
| Stephen Young | Stack |
| Ted Macauley | |
| Ben Tatar |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bernard Glasser | Executive Producer |
| Lester A. Sansom | Executive Producer |
| Sidney Harmon | Producer |
| Philip Yordan | Producer |
