Deathwatch

Deathwatch

6/10/2002 1h 34m 5.7/10

Overview

In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.

Director

MJ Bassett

Top Billed Cast

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare

Laurence Fox

Laurence Fox

Capt. Bramwell Jennings

Dean Lennox Kelly

Dean Lennox Kelly

Pvt. Willie McNess

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Pvt. Colin Chevasse

Mike Downey

Martin Plummer

Roman Horák

German soldier

Reviews

Gimly

Gimly

1/20/2019

5/10

Techically unimpressive, but an interesting story well-acted. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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