The Trench

William Boyd
1999-09-17


5.5
98 min

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

Name Character Team
Daniel Craig Sgt. Telford Winter Goutbreak
Danny Dyer Lance Cpl. Victor Dell Unowned
James D'Arcy Pte. Colin Daventry Unowned
Paul Nicholls Pte. Billy Macfarlane Unowned
Julian Rhind-Tutt 2nd Lt. Ellis Harte Unowned
CiarĂ¡n McMenamin Pte. Charlie Ambrose Unowned
Cillian Murphy Rag Rookwood The Free Refills
Ben Whishaw Pte. James Deamis Goutbreak
Adrian Lukis Lt. Col. Villiers Unowned
Tam Williams Pte. Eddie Macfarlane Unowned
Anthony Strachan Pte. Horace Beckwith Unowned
Michael Moreland Pte. George Hogg Unowned
John Higgins Pte. Cornwallis Unowned
Danny Nutt Pte. Dieter Zimmermann Unowned
Tim Murphy Pte. Bone Unowned