The Trench (film)
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| The Trench | |
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| Directed by | William Boyd |
| Produced by | Steve Clark-Hall |
| Written by | William Boyd |
| Starring | Daniel Craig, Danny Dyer, Paul Nicholls, Julian Rhind-Tutt, James D'Arcy |
| Editing by | Jim Clark |
| Distributed by | Arts Council of England |
| Release date(s) | September 17, 1999 (UK) |
| Running time | 98 min. (approx.) |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The Trench is a 1999 film directed by: William Boyd that portrays a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the last 48 hours.[1]
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[edit] Sypnosis
The film paints a picture of the soldiers’ emotional experience in the confines of the trenches; an experience running the gamut from boredom to fear, panic to restlessness. Billy MacFarlane (Paul Nicholls), 17, along with his older brother, Eddie (Tam Williams), has volunteered for service. The whole squad – basically boys dressed as men – depend on the war-hardened Sergeant Winter (Daniel Craig) and the scholarly Lieutenant Hart (Julian Rhind-Tutt) for their survival. When word arrives that the squad will join the first wave of attacks, they all face the same fate.
[edit] Cast
- Paul Nicholls as Pte. Billy Macfarlane
- Daniel Craig as Sgt. Telford Winter
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as 2Lt. Ellis Harte
- Danny Dyer as LCpl. Victor Dell
- James D'Arcy as Pte. Colin Daventry
- Tam Williams as Pte. Eddie Macfarlane
- Anthony Strachan as Pte. Horace Beckwith
- Michael Moreland as Pte. George Hogg
- Adrian Lukis as Lt. Col. Villiers
- Ciarán McMenamin as Pte. Charlie Ambrose
- Cillian Murphy as Pte. Rag Rookwood
- John Higgins as Pte. Cornwallis
- Ben Whishaw as Pte. James Deamis
- Tim Murphy as Pte. Bone
- Danny Nutt as Pte. Dieter Zimmermann
[edit] References
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804358984/info The Trench
