TMDb Rating
5.4/10
101 verified votes
The Trench (1999)
WarHistory
98 min
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
WarHistoryWilliam BoydDaniel CraigDanny Dyer1999
Director
William Boyd
Top Cast
Daniel CraigDanny DyerJames D'ArcyPaul NichollsJulian Rhind-Tutt
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