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The Trench
54%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
The Trench (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Trench (1999) — a movie tagged as War and History with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Trench 54% (107 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 107 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-09-17
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 27123
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What is The Trench about?
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 bac... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Trench?
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How long is the movie The Trench?
The official runtime for The Trench is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Daniel Craig
Sgt. Telford Winter

Danny Dyer
Lance Cpl. Victor Dell

James D'Arcy
Pte. Colin Daventry

Paul Nicholls
Pte. Billy Macfarlane

Julian Rhind-Tutt
2nd Lt. Ellis Harte

Ciarán McMenamin
Pte. Charlie Ambrose

Cillian Murphy
Rag Rookwood

Ben Whishaw
Pte. James Deamis

Adrian Lukis
Lt. Col. Villiers

Tam Williams
Pte. Eddie Macfarlane

Anthony Strachan
Pte. Horace Beckwith

Michael Moreland
Pte. George Hogg
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John Higgins
Pte. Cornwallis
- D
Danny Nutt
Pte. Dieter Zimmermann
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Tim Murphy
Pte. Bone
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