claim: The Thin Red Line (1998 film) has an all-British cast.
evidence: A shive is a wooden or plastic fitting used in ale casks .. plastic. plastic. ale. cask ale. casks. Barrel ( storage ). It is found on the curved side of the cask , arranged so that when the cask is on its side and the keystone is at the lowest part of the rim , the shive will be the highest point of the cask .. keystone. keystone ( cask ). The hole in that part of the cask is used for two purposes .. Firstly , it is used for cleaning out and then refilling the cask , which requires a large hole .. Once the cask arrives at its destination , the hole is used to control the amount of carbon dioxide present in the container , which requires a small hole .. carbon dioxide. carbon dioxide. The shive is effectively an adaptor that reconciles these conflicting requirements .. It is a wooden disk , larger than a keystone , that fits in the hole in the cask and has a smaller hole in its centre .. keystone. keystone ( cask ). For washing and filling , the old shive is removed using a chisel or a special tool , revealing a hole around 3 inches -LRB- 7.5 cm -RRB- across .. Centimetre. Once the cask has been filled and fined , a new shive is hammered into place .. fined. finings. The hole in the centre of the shive will be sealed with a small wooden or plastic peg .. plastic. plastic. The cask is then transported to the pub .. pub. pub. Some time before the beer is to be served -LRB- two or three days is common ; especially strong beers may require more -RRB- the cask is opened or `` vented '' .. This entails breaking the seal in the middle of the shive by punching it through into the cask with a mallet and some kind of tool .. mallet. mallet. A spile is then placed in the hole to regulate the gas flow .. spile. spile. If the beer is particularly `` lively '' -LRB- common in warm weather and with specific beers -RRB- the contents may spray out when the cask is vented .. During use , the hole in the centre of the shive can also be used -LRB- with the spile removed -RRB- to insert a marked dipstick in order to measure the quantity of beer remaining .. spile. spile. dipstick. dipstick. As with keystones , it is considered good form to close up the hole in the shive when returning empty casks , both to prevent spillage and to reduce bacterial and fungal contamination .. casks. Barrel ( storage )