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Sword of Honour

IMDb 0.0 1967 • 90 min • DramaWar & Politics

Director

Michael Bakewell

Country

GB

Plot Summary

Sword of Honour is a three-part miniseries produced as part of the anthology Theatre 625, and broadcast on BBC2, based on Evelyn Waugh's 1952–61 novels of the same name. It stars Edward Woodward as 35-year-old Englishman Guy Crouchback, who returns home from Italy at the start of WWII, determined to fight the good fight. Horrified by Nazi barbarism and emotionally shattered by a painful divorce, Crouchback eagerly accepts a post with the elite Royal Corps of Halberdiers.

Top Cast

Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward Guy Crouchback
Vivian Pickles
Vivian Pickles Virginia
Trader Faulkner
Trader Faulkner Tommy Backhouse
Kenneth Fortescue
Kenneth Fortescue Frank de Souza
James Villiers
James Villiers Ian Kilbannock