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| | Amazon.co.uk: The Trench [1999]: DVD: Paul Nicholls,Daniel Craig,William Boyd (II),Julian Rhind-Tutt,Danny Dyer,James ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Saw THE TRENCH recently, the first film by famed novelist William Boyd (Armadillo, A Blue Afternoon) and was very moved by it. |
 | | Set during the days prior to the first day of the battle of the Somme, it refers to the immense bombardment of thousands of shells upon enemy lines referred to as just 400 yards away, yet the falling of these shells sounds as gentle as distant thunder as the troops whisper to one another. |
 | | The trenches and uniforms are clean and dry, food is so plentiful the soldiers can afford to be picky, the soldiers do not scratch, 'chat' for lice, write home, or sing... |
| www.amazon.co.uk /Trench-William-Boyd-II/dp/B00004T8VK (1347 words) |
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