Deathwatch

Deathwatch

Deliver them from evil.

R 2002 · 94 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Horror, Thriller, War

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.

Directed by MJ Bassett · Written by MJ Bassett

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Jamie Bell Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare
Rúaidhrí Conroy Pvt. Colin Chevasse
Mike Downey Martin Plummer
Laurence Fox Capt. Bramwell Jennings
Roman Horák German soldier
Dean Lennox Kelly Pvt. Willie McNess
Torben Liebrecht Friedrich
Kris Marshall Pvt. Barry Starinski
Hans Matheson Pvt. Jack Hawkstone
Hugh O'Conor Anthony Bradford
Matthew Rhys Cpl. Doc Fairweather
Andy Serkis Pvt. Thomas Quinn

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