Visible crew/equipment: During the charge up the hill, right after Sgt. Keck shouts, "Go! Go! Go! Go!," when it cuts to a close-up of Pvt. Bell pausing, a camera crew is visible to the left of the screen for about 2-3 seconds. (00:55:00)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Starring: Woody Harrelson, John Cusack, George Clooney, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Adrien Brody, Elias Koteas, Jim Caviezel, Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen, Benjamin Green, Simon Billig
During a skirmish, Witt (Caviezel), Fife (Brody) and Coombs are sent off into the jungle to find out where their communications are being cut. They run into a Japanese platoon, where Coombs is wounded. Witt distracts the Japanese, while Fife runs back to the American group and Coombs floats off down the river. Witt runs into a small opening, where the Japanese surround him and shoot him. As he dies, he remembers back to when he was with the Melanesian tribe. Welsh (Penn) builds a little grave for Witt. The squad gets a new Captain (Clooney). The films ends with the surviving Americans sailing off to fight their next battle.
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More mistakes in The Thin Red Line
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall: The only time you should start worrying about a soldier is when they stop bitchin'.
Question: When Witt is in the clearing surrounded by Japanese riflemen, does anybody know what the Japanese soldier was saying to Witt before he shot him?
Answer: And he said, "You killed my friends, but I don't want to kill you. Surrender."
Answer: He said "I don't want to kill you. Don't move."
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