The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.
Pvt. Robert Witt
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Pvt. Jack Bell
Capt. James Staros
Capt. John Gaff
Pfc. Don Doll
Sgt. Maynard Storm
Sgt. William Keck
Terrence Mallick is just making movies, and probably my favorite director among all, and he is responsible for the direction and screenplay. One characteristic of Mallicks movie is the dream-like essence on his way to approach the direction and cinematography and here were are not far from this: many of the acne narrations are like phrases resonating inside the (many) characters minds, and the paradisiac movie beginning sequence with a soldier AWOL into a melanesian tribe, played by Jim Caviezel (Pvt. Robert E. Lee Witt) in a scene that correlates with one of the final scenes of the movie. ...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$52,000,000.00
Revenue $98,126,565.00