France, July 1916. Amidst the heat and stench of the front lines, a group of young men - boys, really - nervously await the signal that will send them straight into Hell. This tense, wartime drama takes place in the hours leading up to the catastrophic Battle of the Somme, when British soldiers rushed the German army.
Details
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color
General Note: In English.Home use only.Originally released in 1999.Subtitle from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Tony Pierce Roberts ; editors, Jim Clark, Laurence Méry-Clark ; music composed and performed by Evelyn Glennie and Greg Malcangi.
Participant or Performer Note: Paul Nicholls, Daniel Craig, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Danny Dyer, James D'Arcy, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw.