The War Below (2021)

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Hope runs deep.

During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

• Released: 2021-09-10
• Genres: War, Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 76 votes

Directed by J.P. Watts.

Top cast

• Sam Hazeldine as William Hawkin
• Tom Goodman-Hill as Hellfire Jack
• Kris Hitchen as Harold Stockford
• Elliot J. Langridge as George MacDonald
• Sam Clemmett as Charlie MacDonald
• Joseph Steyne as Shorty
• Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as Henry
• Anna Maguire as Jane Hawkin
• Andrew Scarborough as Colonel Fielding
• Douglas Reith as Field Marshal Haig

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The War Below

• United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, MovieMe; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on YouTube, MovieMe; buy on YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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