The Trench (1999)

Directed by

William Boyd

Genre

drama film, war film, anti-war film, historical film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

12

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young British soldiers wait in a trench in the days before the Battle of the Somme in World War I. The film follows their personal moments of fear, boredom, and camaraderie as they prepare for what they expect will be a major and likely deadly assault.

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What happens

The Trench is a 1999 war film written and directed by William Boyd and starring Paul Nicholls and Daniel Craig. It depicts the experiences of a group of young British soldiers in the 48 hours leading up to the Battle of the Somme in 1916. James D'Arcy, Cillian Murphy and Ben Whishaw also appear. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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