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Crossing the Line

"Watch the trailer shot entirely on Red One!"

2008 0h 3m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 3
WarDrama
Synopsis
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In WWI, a pilot’s teddy bear and an infantryman’s lost photo drift through chaos, their fragile presence briefly disrupting the brutal rhythm of battle.

“Watch the trailer shot entirely on Red One!”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Peter Jackson
Writers
Peter Jackson
Languages
English
Countries
New Zealand

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RUNTIME

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Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jabez Olssen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kyle Ashley and Rocky Curby and Calum Gittins carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Watch the trailer shot entirely on Red One!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1251751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Jackson directs. Jabez Olssen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in New Zealand. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 18 years ago.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Editor Jabez Olssen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Kyle Ashley and Rocky Curby and Calum Gittins carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Watch the trailer shot entirely on Red One!".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt1251751 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing
Jabez Olssen
VFX supervisor
Matt Aitken
Runtime
3 min · 0h 3m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Also by

Peter Jackson

Production companies

Who made it

  • RE

    Red Digital Cinema

  • WingNut Films

    WingNut Films

    NZ

Key crew

  • ProducerCarolynne Cunningham
  • Executive ProducerFran Walsh
  • EditorJabez Olssen
  • Executive ProducerJim Jannard
  • Co-DirectorNeill Blomkamp
  • Visual Effects SupervisorMatt Aitken
  • Digital CompositorCharles Tait

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • world war i

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2008-04-16

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