Deathwatch (2002) [R]

Featuring:
Jamie Bell, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Mike Downey

Written by:
M.J. Bassett

Directed by:
M.J. Bassett


Release Date:
October 6, 2002

Original Title:
Deathwatch

Alternate Titles:
Death Front
Deathwatch
La Tranchée
Το Καταφύγιο του Εχθρού
勾魂谷

Genres:
Drama | Horror | Thriller | War

Production Companies:
ApolloMedia
Bavaria Film
Film and Music Entertainment
Odyssey Entertainment
Portobello Pictures
Q&Q Medien

Production Countries:
Germany | United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18  GB: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 94

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.

In 1917, in the Western front, a group of survivors of the British Company Y reach the most forward German trench in a foggy night. They capture a German soldier that advises that evil is in the trench, forcing the soldiers to kill each other, and asks them to leave the place. Only the private Charlie Shakespeare listens and helps the prisoner, while a supernatural force scares and makes the soldiers insane.

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Rankings and Honors

Deathwatch (2002) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes 25%
Awards Won: 1 win & 5 nominations

Art Direction:
Martin Martinec

Assistant Editor:
Louisa Harding
Martin Hubáček

Assistant Property Master:
Pavel Hemmy

Camera Operator:
Chad Davidson

Casting:
Laura Reich

Colorist:
Trevor Brown

Costume Design:
Lucinda Wright

Costumer:
Liba Malerova

Dialogue Editor:
Gordon Brown

Director:
M.J. Bassett

Director of Photography:
Hubert Taczanowski

Editor:
Anne Sopel

Electrician:
Petr Svoboda
Kriz David

Executive Producer:
Caroline Hewitt
Dan Maag
Sam Lavender

First Assistant Camera:
František Novák

First Assistant Director:
Hendrik Holler

Foley Artist:
Max Bauer

Foley Recordist:
Normann Büttner

Gaffer:
Milan Jirsa

Music:
Curt Cress
Chris Weller

Negative Cutter:
Steve Farman

Producer:
Mike Downey
Frank Hübner
Sam Taylor

Production Design:
Aleksandar Denić

Production Sound Mixer:
Jiří Kříž

Screenplay:
M.J. Bassett

Sound:
Andy Thompson
Paul Carr

Sound Designer:
Nick Adams

Sound Editor:
Ivana Jeftic

Sound Effects Editor:
Samir Fočo
Paul Wrightson

Sound Mixer:
Srdjan Kurpjel

Special Effects Coordinator:
Pavel Sagner

Special Effects Technician:
Ondřej Nierostek
Jirí Vater

Stunt Coordinator:
Petr Drozda

Unit Production Manager:
Patty Barth

Visual Effects Supervisor:
David Vána

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