The Trench (1999)

09/17/1999 (FR) • War, History • 1h 38m

Overview

The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic, and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines.

The Trench (1999)

09/17/1999 (FR) • 1h 38m

War, History

Overview

The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic, and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines.

Top Billed Cast

Daniel Craig

Sgt. Telford Winter

Danny Dyer

Lance Cpl. Victor Dell

James D'Arcy

Pte. Colin Daventry

Paul Nicholls

Pte. Billy Macfarlane

Julian Rhind-Tutt

2nd Lt. Ellis Harte

Ciarán McMenamin

Pte. Charlie Ambrose

Cillian Murphy

Rag Rookwood

Ben Whishaw

Pte. James Deamis

Adrian Lukis

Lt. Col. Villiers

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

friendship

world war i

bravery

trauma

based on true story

battlefield

1910s

trench warfare

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