The Trench

1h 38min

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.

Production Companies

Portman Entertainment Group

British Screen

The Arts Council

Bonaparte Films Ltd

Skyline Films

Galatée Films

Canal+

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
Tam Williams

Tam Williams

Pte. Eddie Macfarlane
Anthony Strachan

Anthony Strachan

Pte. Horace Beckwith
Michael Moreland

Michael Moreland

Pte. George Hogg
John Higgins

John Higgins

Pte. Cornwallis
Danny Nutt

Danny Nutt

Pte. Dieter Zimmermann
Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy

Pte. Bone

Release date

17th Sep 1999

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English