Poster for the movie The Trench

The Trench

1999 • 98 minutes
WarHistory

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.

Picture of Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Sgt. Telford Winter

Picture of Danny Dyer

Danny Dyer

Lance Cpl. Victor Dell

Picture of James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

Pte. Colin Daventry

Picture of Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls

Pte. Billy Macfarlane

Picture of Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Rhind-Tutt

2nd Lt. Ellis Harte

Picture of Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin

Pte. Charlie Ambrose

Picture of Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Rag Rookwood

Picture of Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Pte. James Deamis

Picture of Adrian Lukis

Adrian Lukis

Lt. Col. Villiers

Picture of Tam Williams

Tam Williams

Pte. Eddie Macfarlane

Picture of Anthony Strachan

Anthony Strachan

Pte. Horace Beckwith

Picture of Michael Moreland

Michael Moreland

Pte. George Hogg

Picture of John Higgins

John Higgins

Pte. Cornwallis

Picture of Danny Nutt

Danny Nutt

Pte. Dieter Zimmermann

Picture of Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy

Pte. Bone