The Trench backdrop

The Trench 1999 Directed by William Boyd

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.

Production Countries France , United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Release Date 17 September 1999
98 mins
Cast
Daniel Craig Sgt. Telford Winter
Danny Dyer Lance Cpl. Victor Dell
James D'Arcy Pte. Colin Daventry
Paul Nicholls Pte. Billy Macfarlane
Julian Rhind-Tutt 2nd Lt. Ellis Harte
Ciarán McMenamin Pte. Charlie Ambrose
Cillian Murphy Rag Rookwood
Ben Whishaw Pte. James Deamis
Adrian Lukis Lt. Col. Villiers
Tam Williams Pte. Eddie Macfarlane
Anthony Strachan Pte. Horace Beckwith
Michael Moreland Pte. George Hogg
John Higgins Pte. Cornwallis
Danny Nutt Pte. Dieter Zimmermann
Tim Murphy Pte. Bone