Deathwatch

Deathwatch (2002)

Deliver them from evil.

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.

Date of release
2002-10-06
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (240)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller, War
Director
MJ Bassett

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $2.3M
  • Filmed in: Czech Republic

Deathwatch is a 2002 horror war film set during World War I, written and directed by M. J. Bassett, and starring Jamie Bell, Laurence Fox, Kris Marshall, Matthew Rhys and Andy Serkis. It follows a lost squad of British soldiers who take refuge in an enemy trench, only to discover it is haunted by a malevolent supernatural force.

Production and release

The film was shot on location in Prague, Czech Republic, where extensive trench sets were constructed to recreate the Western Front. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002 before receiving a theatrical release in the United Kingdom by Pathé and in the United States by Artisan Entertainment.

Production credits include F.A.M.E. Film & Music Entertainment AG of Munich, which later became Deutsche Cannabis.

The film was released on DVD by Fox on 16 Jun 2003. It was re-released by Live/Artisan on 22 Jun 2004

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