Visible crew/equipment: On the widescreen version of the film, near the beginning, Sean Penn is talking to a young G.I. that's worried. They are in the latrine area on the ship. While they talk, look in the mirror to the left. This is the most visible camera-on-film shot to date.
The Thin Red Line (1998)
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
Visible crew/equipment: Pvt Bell is pausing during the charge up the hill. A camera crew is visible to the left of the screen for about 2-3 seconds. (00:55:00)
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)
Lt. Col. Gordon Tall: The only time you should start worrying about a soldier is when they stop bitchin'.
Private Witt: I seen another world. Sometimes I think it was just my imagination.
Sergeant Keck: I blew my butt off.
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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