The Trench (DVD, 2000)

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Written and directed by William Boyd.

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This drama is set in the 48 hours during the lead up to the Battle of the Somme. The story is seen through the eyes of 17 year old Bill MacFarlane as he faces up to his responsibilites.

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ProducerSteve Clark Hall
EAN5017239190711
eBay Product ID (ePID)3945246

Product Key Features

ActorJulian Rhind-Tutt, Paul Nicholls, James D'arcy, Tam Williams, Danny Dyer, Daniel Craig
Film/TV TitleThe Trench
DirectorWilliam Boyd
LanguageEnglish
Run Time112 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2000
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Featurette\Interviews\Behind the Scenes
GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Additional InformationTHE 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. At the center of the troops is 17-year-old Billy MacFarlane (Paul Nicholls), who alongside his older brother, Eddie (Tam Williams), has volunteered for service. Like their fellow squad members, they are boys dressed as men. Their survival is in the hands of war-hardened Saergeant Winter (Daniel Craig) and bookish Lieutenant Hart (Julian Rhind-Tutt). However, when word comes that the squad will join the first wave of the attack, they all face an equal fate.<BR>Novelist and screenwriter William Boyd's directorial debut steers clear of epic pronouncements about the pointlessness of war. Instead, he illuminates in glowing detail the characters perched at the edge of the abyss. With a minimum of bloodshed, the movie seeks to capture a momentous event through a narrow lens. Watching the men march stiffly into battle, it becomes clear there is no such thing as "modern" warfare.
ReviewsNew York Times - ...[A] stirring World War I drama...
ScreenwriterWilliam Boyd
MusicEvelyn Glennie, Greg Malcangi
Sound sourceDolby Pro Logic
EditorLaurence Mery-Clark, Jim Clark
Movie/TV TitleThe Trench
Director of PhotographyTony Pierce-Roberts

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  • Great little movie.

    Good little movie,well acted,shame it had no subtitles.

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  • An accurate depiction of the horror of trench war.

    A very solid film totally lacking in jingoism . The military detail is very accurate and the acting of the whole cast is top notch.

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  • great

    ITS A GREAT FILM

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  • Trench

    There’s a great scratch all across it not pay for it

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  • The Trench

    A entertaining and thought provoking film, give a idea of life in the trenches before "going over the top".

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  • Great film.

    Brings the hell of the Somme battlefields to life. Well acted and very thought provoking.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned