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The Trench
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Title: The Trench

Release Date: 17 Sep 1999

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: War, History

Director: Portman Entertainment Group, British Screen, The Arts Council, Bonaparte Films Ltd, Skyline Films, Galatée Films, Canal+

Production Companies: Portman Entertainment Group, British Screen, The Arts Council, Bonaparte Films Ltd, Skyline Films, Galatée Films, Canal+

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.4 (86 votes)

Cast

  • Sgt. Telford Winter: Daniel Craig
  • Lance Cpl. Victor Dell: Danny Dyer
  • Pte. Colin Daventry: James D'Arcy
  • Pte. Billy Macfarlane: Paul Nicholls
  • 2nd Lt. Ellis Harte: Julian Rhind-Tutt
  • Pte. Charlie Ambrose: Ciarán McMenamin
  • Rag Rookwood: Cillian Murphy
  • Pte. James Deamis: Ben Whishaw
  • Lt. Col. Villiers: Adrian Lukis
  • Pte. Eddie Macfarlane: Tam Williams
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