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Thin Red Line (The) (Blu-ray) (1998)
Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.Director: Terrence Malick
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"Actors" interview with actors Kirk Acevedo, Jim Caviezel, Tom Jane, Elias Koteas, Dash Mihok and Sean Penn (33:35)
"Casting" interview with Dianne Crittenden (17:58)
"Editors" interview with editors Leslie Jones, Saar Klein and Billy Weber (27:21)
"Music" interview with composer Hans Zimmer (16:29)
Interview with Kaylie Jones (19:05)
Outtakes (13:23 in total)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:18)
- "The Battle for the Solomons" (2:07)
- "United Nations Smash Japanese in South Pacific" (4:26)
- "US Marines on Guadalcanal Push Back Jap Troops" (4:36)
- "Jap Ships Smashed at Guadalcanal" (2:25)
- "Guadalcanal Victory Garden" (2:44)
"Melanesian Chants" photo slideshow (with movie soundtrack) (6:47)
Theatrical Trailer (2:51) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in HD.
Comes with a 38-page booklet containing an essay by film critic David Sterritt and a 1963 reprint by James Jones. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"The Thin Red Line: The Actor's Perspective" featurette (23:20)
"The Editing of The Thin Red Line: Shaping a Terrence Malick Film" featurette (24:32)
"Hans Zimmer on The Thin Red Line" featurette (16:28)
Deleted Scenes (13:36)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:21)
Theatrical Trailer (2:43) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portuguese), Spanish (Latin), Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Portuguese (Brazilian) Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in SD (480i).
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"The Thin Red Line: The Actor's Perspective" featurette (23:20)
"The Editing of The Thin Red Line: Shaping a Terrence Malick Film" featurette (24:32)
"Hans Zimmer on The Thin Red Line" featurette (16:28)
Deleted Scenes (13:36)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:21)
Theatrical Trailer (2:43) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portuguese), Spanish (Latin), Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Portuguese (Brazilian) Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:All extras in SD (480i).
Packaged in a booklet case with slipcover.
Comes with a 14-page booklet with an essay by Marc Toullec (in French). -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"The Thin Red Line: The Actor's Perspective" featurette (23:20)
"The Editing of The Thin Red Line: Shaping a Terrence Malick Film" featurette (24:32)
"Hans Zimmer on The Thin Red Line" featurette (16:28)
Deleted Scenes (13:36)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:21)
Theatrical Trailer (2:43) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, English HoH, German HoH, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Polish Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
Hungarian Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
Turkish Dolby Digital 2.0 surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in SD (480i).
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"The Thin Red Line: The Actor's Perspective" featurette (23:20)
"The Editing of The Thin Red Line: Shaping a Terrence Malick Film" featurette (24:32)
"Hans Zimmer on The Thin Red Line" featurette (16:28)
Deleted Scenes (13:36)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:21)
Theatrical Trailer (2:43) -
Subtitles:Cantonese, Croatian, English HoH, German HoH, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Thai, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS 5.1
Polish Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
Hungarian Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
Turkish Dolby Digital 2.0 surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in SD (480i).
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"The Thin Red Line: The Actor's Perspective" featurette (23:20)
"The Editing of The Thin Red Line: Shaping a Terrence Malick Film" featurette (24:32)
"Hans Zimmer on The Thin Red Line" featurette (16:28)
Deleted Scenes (13:36)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:21)
Theatrical Trailer (2:43) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portuguese), Spanish (Latin), Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Portuguese (Brazilian) Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in SD (480i).
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"The Thin Red Line: The Actor's Perspective" featurette (23:20)
"The Editing of The Thin Red Line: Shaping a Terrence Malick Film" featurette (24:32)
"Hans Zimmer on The Thin Red Line" featurette (16:28)
Deleted Scenes (13:36)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:21)
Theatrical Trailer (2:43) -
Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English HoH, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portuguese), Spanish (Latin), Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Portuguese (Brazilian) Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Latin) Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in SD (480i).
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with production designer Jack Fisk, producer Grant Hill, and cinematographer John Toll
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Extras:"Actors" interview with actors Kirk Acevedo, Jim Caviezel, Tom Jane, Elias Koteas, Dash Mihok and Sean Penn (33:35)
"Casting" interview with Dianne Crittenden (17:58)
"Editors" interview with editors Leslie Jones, Saar Klein and Billy Weber (27:21)
"Music" interview with composer Hans Zimmer (16:29)
Interview with Kaylie Jones (19:05)
Outtakes (13:23 in total)
- "Witt and Storm drunk"
- "Band volunteers his squad"
- "Mazzi drunk"
- "Beade kills a Japanese soldier"
- "Witt and the sniper"
- "Japanese POWs"
- "Bell and Bosche"
- "Fife leaves"
Guadalcanal in Newsreels (15:18)
- "The Battle for the Solomons" (2:07)
- "United Nations Smash Japanese in South Pacific" (4:26)
- "US Marines on Guadalcanal Push Back Jap Troops" (4:36)
- "Jap Ships Smashed at Guadalcanal" (2:25)
- "Guadalcanal Victory Garden" (2:44)
"Melanesian Chants" photo slideshow (with movie soundtrack) (6:47)
Theatrical Trailer (2:51) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in HD.
Comes with a 38-page booklet containing an essay by film critic David Sterritt and a 1963 reprint by James Jones. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The Criterion releases for the additional extras. Note that they have extended versions of the acting and editing pieces, add a casting interview, and all their extras are in HD.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (170:47).
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (170:37).
- Blu-ray ALL France- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (170:37).
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (170:37).
- Blu-ray ALL Hong Kong- Deltamac - No cuts (170:37).
- Blu-ray ALL Scandinavia- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (170:37).
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts (170:37).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (170:47).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 03/10/10
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 24/08/21UPDATE LOG:
03/10/10: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
01/12/11: Addition of the French release.
30/05/11: Added UK release.
31/05/11: Updated the Overall.
04/01/17: Added Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, updated UK, ASINs, capsaholic.
08/08/20: Corrected a few typos.
24/08/21: Added UK Criterion.
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