Year			1998
Country			Canada / U.S.A.
Genre			Action, drama, war
Rating			R
Length			2:50
Director			Terrence Malick
Writer			James Jones Terrence Malick
Company			20th Century Fox
Starring			Sean Penn Woody Harrelson John Travolta George Clooney John Cusack Nick Nolte Show more... Sean Penn Woody Harrelson John Travolta George Clooney John Cusack Nick Nolte Adrien Brody James Caviezel Ben Chaplin Mickey Rourke

The story of an Army battalion, Charlie Company, (led by a colonel played by Nolte) that is preparing to invade a Japanese stronghold on the jungle island of Guadalcanal against tremendous odds. As they wade through the terrain towards their objective, the soldiers are plagued by fear and dread. This is the true story of one of the greatest battles of World War II.