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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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War Game (2001)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.