Continuity mistake: When that one captain is refusing to obey the orders of Nick Nolte he says the time is 13:21 but his watch says it's actually 14:31. Then a couple of seconds later the time is 14:45. Their whole conversation was shown and there was no time in between and it was much shorter than 15 minutes. (01:03:00)
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."
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Answer: He said "I don't want to kill you. Don't move."
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