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Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
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Director Terrence Malick's first film since Days of Heaven. This ravishingly photographed epic is based on James Jones's classic novel and follows an Army rifle company as it becomes embroiled in the fierce battle of Guadalcanal, and mounts a suicidal offense to take Hill 210, a gentle rise fortified by entrenched Japanese machine gun nests. An all-star ensemble forswore their usual budget-busting salaries to work with the legendarily reclusive Malick.
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