The Trench
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The Trench

5.4 / 10 1999 1h 38mNR English
WarHistory

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Sgt. Telford Winter

Lead
Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer

Lance Cpl. Victor Dell

James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

Pte. Colin Daventry

Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls

Pte. Billy Macfarlane

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Rhind-Tutt

2nd Lt. Ellis Harte

Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin

Pte. Charlie Ambrose

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Rag Rookwood

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Pte. James Deamis

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Boyd's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Trench is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker