Synopsis

A World War II tale which focuses on a squad of American troops battling against the Japanese during the hellish battle of Guadalcanal Island. Witt has gone AWOL and considers the contrast between the peace of the islanders and the chaos brought by war. Meanwhile, the troops are led by two men: Tall, who is eager for the danger of battle, and Staros, who is more concerned with protecting his men. As they fight over strategy, the men have different reactions to the war: Bell thinks only of his wife, Gaff is intelligent but no more able to deal with war than the bullish Doll. As they attack a Japanese stronghold, the randomness of life and death in wartime is made clear.

Statistics

Genre(s): adaptation, drama, war Rating: MPAA R\BBFC 15 (British Board of Film Classification) Runtime: 170 mins. Theatrical Release: Dec 23 1998

Cast and Crew

Kirk Acevedo......................Private Tella Jared Leto..........................2nd Lieutenant Whyte Nick Nolte...........................Lieutenant Colonel Tall James Caviezel...................Private Witt Adrien Brody......................Corporal Fife Ben Chaplin........................Private Bell Terrence Malick...................Director George Stevens Jr...............Executive producer Bill Pullman.........................Special thanks Jason Patric.........................Special thanks