---
title: 'The Trench (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Boyd'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trench-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161010/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Trench (1999)

1999 · 98 min · Drama, War, History · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

The Trench is a 1999 war film written and directed by William Boyd and starring Paul Nicholls and Daniel Craig. It depicts the experiences of a group of young British soldiers in the 48 hours leading up to the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-boyd)
- **Screenplay:** [William Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-boyd)
- **Editor:** [Jim Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-clark)

## Cast

- [Paul Nicholls](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-nicholls)
- [James D'Arcy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-d-arcy)
- [Julian Rhind-Tutt](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-rhind-tutt)
- [Cillian Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/cillian-murphy)
- [Ciarán McMenamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ciaran-mcmenamin)
- [Adrian Lukis](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-lukis)
- [Ben Whishaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-whishaw)
- [Daniel Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-craig)
- [Danny Dyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-dyer)

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Official site: http://www.thetrenchmovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trench-1999
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