The Trench
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58 out of 100

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  • Summary: Focusing on an idealistic group of young World War One soldiers, this film dramatizes the forty-eight hours preceding the 1916 Battle of the Somme.

Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    70
    A powerful anti-war film.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    What lifts The Trench above the run of the mill is the intensity of its disgust.
  3. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Henry Cabot Beck
    60
    Boyd would be smart to add a little sound and fury next time around. War is hell, after all.
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  4. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The acting is solid, but Tony Pierce-Roberts's unimaginative camera work falls short of his highest standard.

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