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The Trench
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The Trench

1999 · 98 min War History
5.4 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The direction is assured — the director controls pace and space with a sense of knowing why each scene belongs here.

Watches evenly. No lows, no revelations. But there's dignity in the craft — and it's present here.

A wide audience will appreciate it. Especially those who love the genre.

Director: William Boyd

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Evening with someone who likes to talk about cinema after. Good backdrop for a quiet evening.

🎭 Cast

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Sgt. Telford Winter

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

Adrian Lukis

Adrian Lukis

Lt. Col. Villiers

Tam Williams

Tam Williams

Pte. Eddie Macfarlane

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