The Trench

Name: The Trench
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-11-20T15:11:38-08:00

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This dramatization of the 48 hours leading up to the Battle of the Somme in 1916 underscores the bitter loss of innocence of a group of idealistic young men, including 17-year-old Billy Macfarlane who's enlisted in order to be with his older brother, Eddie. But Eddie's sent home after being wounded, leaving his innocent brother behind to face the slow, inevitable countdown to the bloodiest massacre in British military history.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

William Boyd (II)
Written By:

William Boyd (II)
In Theaters:

Sep 17, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 18, 2003
Runtime:

98 minutes
Studio:

Entertainment Film Distributor

Cast

Paul Nicholls
as Billy Macfarlane

Daniel Craig
as Sergeant Telford Winter

Julian Rhind-Tutt
as Lieutenant Ellis Harte

Danny Dyer
as Victor Dell

James D'Arcy
as Colin Daventry

Tam Williams
as Eddie Macfarlane

Anthony Strachan
as Pte. Horace Beckwith

Michael Moreland
as George Hogg

Adrian Lukis
as Colonel Villiers

Ciaran McMenamin
as Charlie Ambrose

Cillian Murphy
as Rag Rookwood

John Higgins
as Cornwallis

Ben Whishaw
as James Dennis

Tim Murphy
as Bone

Danny Nutt
as Dieter

Antony Strachan
as Horace Beckwith

Charles Cartmell
as Harold Faithfull

Tom Mullion
as Nelson

Jenny Pickering
as Maria Corrigan

Tom Silburn
as Platoon Member

Dahren Davey
as Platoon Member

Jamie Newell
as Platoon Member

Liam King
as Platoon Member

Stan Charity
as Platoon Member

Luke Ducket
as Platoon Member

Chris Bridgeman
as Platoon Member

Guy Barrett
as Platoon Member

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Critic Reviews for The Trench

All Critics (4)

atmospheric and uneven

Jul 11, 2004 | Rating: 3/5

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
Loaded with soggy, overused war movie cliches.

Jul 27, 2002 | Rating: 1/5

Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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Audience Reviews for The Trench

Feb 06, 2007

Well made but overly soapy WWI drama featuring the usual mix of niave young recruits, hardened veterans and foppish officers who bond/squabble until the inevitable anti-war based conclusion.

xGary X Super Reviewer