name some of the movie characters.
Private Witt, First Sergeant Welsh,  Lieutenant Colonel Tall , Brigadier General Quintard and others.
The Thin Red Line (1998 film)
United States Army Private Witt goes AWOL from his unit and lives among the carefree Melanesian natives in the South Pacific. He is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by First Sergeant Welsh of his company. The men of C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field, seize the island from the Japanese, and block off their route to Australia. As they wait in a Navy transport, they contemplate their lives and the invasion. Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Tall talks with Brigadier General Quintard about the invasion and its importance.
where was the movie thin red line filmed Mostly in the  Daintree Rainforest and on Bramston Beach, both in north Queensland, Australia. who directed it? Terrence Malick. what type of film was it? It was an American epic war film. is the motion picture based on a true story? No, it is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones. what was the name of the wars or battles portrayed in this motion picture? The Battle of Mount Austen.
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The Thin Red Line (1998 film) [SEP] Plot
United States Army Private Witt goes AWOL from his unit and lives among the carefree Melanesian natives in the South Pacific. He is found and imprisoned on a troop carrier by First Sergeant Welsh of his company. The men of C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division have been brought to Guadalcanal as reinforcements in the campaign to secure Henderson Field, seize the island from the Japanese, and block off their route to Australia. As they wait in a Navy transport, they contemplate their lives and the invasion. Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Tall talks with Brigadier General Quintard about the invasion and its importance.