The Trench
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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The Trench
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 17, 1999
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
War, History
User Score
54%
Original Title
The Trench
Production Companies
Portman Entertainment Group, British Screen, The Arts Council, Bonaparte Films Ltd, Skyline Films, Galatée Films, Canal+
Director
William Boyd
Description
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.
