Deathwatch
2002 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 5.7 · 30% critics
During World War I, a British unit becomes separated after a brutal battle and takes shelter in what seems like an abandoned enemy trench. As they wait for help, an unsettling presence and growing paranoia take hold, turning the cramped, muddy refuge into a place where fear and suspicion spread fast.
Also known as Death Front
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-10-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 30/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (226 votes)
- Box office
- $2,300,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grim World War I horror that leans on dread, paranoia, and gore in a claustrophobic setting; Not for you if you need clear explanations or straightforward scares like The Skeleton Key.
Pros: eerie trench atmosphere; strong cast; tense mystery | Cons: unclear answers; uneven pacing; rough effects
Themes
- supernatural
- assault
- soldier
- trenches
- horrors of war
- 1910s
Cast & crew
Jamie Bell
as Pfc. Charlie Shakespeare
Rúaidhrí Conroy
as Pvt. Colin Chevasse
- MD
Mike Downey
as Martin Plummer
Laurence Fox
as Capt. Bramwell Jennings
- RH
Roman Horák
as German soldier
Dean Lennox Kelly
as Pvt. Willie McNess
Torben Liebrecht
as Friedrich
Kris Marshall
as Pvt. Barry Starinski
Hans Matheson
as Pvt. Jack Hawkstone
- HO
Hugh O'Conor
as Anthony Bradford
Directed by MJ Bassett