The Thin Red Line (1998 film) features a dramatic performance by Sean Penn.
The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American ensemble epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick . It portrays soldiers of C Company , 1st Battalion , 27th Infantry Regiment , 25th Infantry Division , played by Sean Penn , Jim Caviezel , Nick Nolte , Elias Koteas and Ben Chaplin .