The Thin Red Line (Original screenplay for the 1998 film)
- Los Angeles: Briarpatch Film, 1996
Los Angeles: Briarpatch Film, 1996. Draft script for the 1998 film.
Adapted from James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel about a group of US infantrymen during the World War II Guadalcanal campaign. Director Terrence Malick's highly lauded, star-studded, and predictably epic return to directing after 20 years. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Previously adapted for film in 1964, directed by Andrew Marton, and starring Keir Dullea and Jack Warden.
Shot on location in Queensland, Australia, and on the Solomon Islands.
Self wrappers. Title page present, dated October 3, 1996, with credits for Malick and Jones. 197 leaves, with last page of text numbered 192. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages about Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
Criterion Collection 536. Rosenbaum 1000.
Adapted from James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel about a group of US infantrymen during the World War II Guadalcanal campaign. Director Terrence Malick's highly lauded, star-studded, and predictably epic return to directing after 20 years. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Previously adapted for film in 1964, directed by Andrew Marton, and starring Keir Dullea and Jack Warden.
Shot on location in Queensland, Australia, and on the Solomon Islands.
Self wrappers. Title page present, dated October 3, 1996, with credits for Malick and Jones. 197 leaves, with last page of text numbered 192. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages about Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
Criterion Collection 536. Rosenbaum 1000.