The Trench

The Trench (1999)

Directed by William Boyd

1h 38m

War

| History

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

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

Crew

Gary Cohen

Gary Cohen

Special Effects Technician

William Boyd

William Boyd

Director

Jim Clay

Jim Clay

Production Design

Tim Cavagin

Tim Cavagin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jennifer Duffy

Jennifer Duffy

Casting

Mary Selway

Mary Selway

Casting

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director of Photography

Pauline Griffiths

Pauline Griffiths

Foley Artist

Jenny Lee Wright

Jenny Lee Wright

Foley Artist

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