Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.
Asa Butterfield
as Raleigh
Sam Claflin
as Captain Stanhope
Paul Bettany
as Osborne
Tom Sturridge
as Hibbert
Toby Jones
as Mason
Stephen Graham
as Trotter
Robert Glenister
as The Colonel
Theo Barklem-Biggs
as Watson
Miles Jupp
as Hardy
Oliver Dimsdale
as Adjutant
Peter McGinn
I wouldn’t have thought it was possible to make a movie that takes place mostly in a World War I trench and dugout could hold my attention as well as Journey’s End did. Except perhaps for the excesses of Captain Stanhope’s temper and demeanor, the ensemble cast does well with the realistic dialogue....
CinemaSerf
This isn't so much a war movie, as a movie about the impact of waiting! It features a strong and emotional performance from Sam Claflin ("Capt. Stanhope") as the borderline alcoholic who leads a platoon of squaddies in a trench in France in the Spring of 1918. They know a raid is coming - either by ...