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Deathwatch

Deathwatch (2002)

1h 34m | PG-13

⭐ 5.746 / 10

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: M.J. Bassett

Studio: Q&Q Medien

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

as Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare

Rúaidhrí Conroy

Rúaidhrí Conroy

as Pvt. Colin Chevasse

Mike Downey

Mike Downey

as Martin Plummer

Laurence Fox

Laurence Fox

as Capt. Bramwell Jennings

Roman Horák

Roman Horák

as German soldier

Dean Lennox Kelly

Dean Lennox Kelly

as Pvt. Willie McNess

Reviews

By Gimly

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._