English, saying he is free to go, pointing to a ladder leading up into no man's land before seemingly vanishing. Charlie climbs out of the trench and leaves to an unknown fate, disappearing into the fog. Some time later, another team of British soldiers arrives at the trench. Seeing Friedrich sitting idly alone, they shout at him to surrender, to which he complies by lifting his hands. He then gives an ominous stare before the screen fades, implying that this will all happen again. Cast Jamie Bell as Private Charlie Shakespeare. Aged 16, he lied about his age to sign up, but is initially more cowardly than the other men. Ruaidhri Conroy as Private Colin Chevasse, who is left paraplegic by a spine injury and has to be cared for. Laurence Fox as Captain Bramwell Jennings, the unit's official commander, who is seen as out of his depth. Dean Lennox Kelly as Private Willie McNess, a Scotsman and the unit's point man. Torben Liebrecht as Friedrich, a German soldier taken prisoner by White Company. Kris Marshall as Private Barry Starinski, the unit's marksman. Hans Matheson as Private Jack Hawkstone. He carries a harmonica, playing it to lift morale. Hugh O'Conor as Private Anthony Bradford, the unit's chaplain and radio operator. Matthew Rhys as Corporal "Doc" Fairweather, the unit's medic. Andy Serkis as Private Thomas Quinn. He is brutal, remorseless, and comfortable with the violence of war. Hugo Speer as Sergeant David Tate. The squad XO, Tate is seen as more of a leader by the men than Jennings. Mike Downey as Captain Martin Plummer Pavel Tesar as Mudman (the second German) Release Home media The film was released on DVD by Fox on 16 Jun 2003. It was re-released by Live/Artisan on 22 Jun 2004 and again by Pathe on 3 Oct 2005. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Deathwatch received an approval rating of 25% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. Critics mostly praised the film's creative premise and atmosphere, but criticized its story execution and editing. Alan Jones of The Radio Times rated the film one out of five stars, writing, "There's little to set the pulse racing, apart from some ghostly noises and a few gory effects, and Bassett's lumbering direction blasts any artistry, horror or suspense clean out of the target area." Allmovie gave the film a positive review calling it