Sword of Honour (miniseries)

For the sequence of novels by Evelyn Waugh, see Sword of Honour.

1986 Australian TV series or program

Sword of Honour

Genre| mini-series
Directed by| Pino Amenta
Catherine Millar
Starring| Andrew Clarke
Tracy Mann
Alan Fletcher
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 4
Production
Running time| 4 x 2 hours
Production companies| Simpson Le Mesurier Films
Veneficus Films
Original release
Network| Seven Network
Release| 20 October 1986 (1986-10-20) –
1986 (1986)

Sword of Honour is an Australian miniseries made in 1986 and aired on Channel Seven. Four 100-minute episodes were made. The series starred Andrew Clarke, Tracy Mann and Alan Fletcher.[1]

The series was about two young men who are trying to get over the horrors of the Vietnam War. Andrew Clarke won best actor in a miniseries, and Tracy Mann won best actress in a miniseries in the Logies.

It had a budget of A$5 million. Principal photography was completed on 18 October 1985 with second unit shot after that in Port Macquarie and Thailand.[2]

## Cast

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* Andrew Clarke as Tony Lawrence
* Tracy Mann as Esse Rogers
* Alan Fletcher as Franky Vittiro
* Mark Mitchell as Sergeant Olsen
* Judith McGrath as Dietician
* Nique Needles as Santa
* Wynn Roberts as Arthur Lawrence
* George Mallaby as Colonel Curtis
* Alan Hopgood as Stuart Rogers
* Reg Gorman as Jack
* Julia Blake as Jean Rogers
* Nikki Coghill as Vivienne

## Home media

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Sword of Honour was released on DVD and Online by Umbrella Entertainment in March 2012. The DVD is compatible with region 4.[3]

Format  | Title  | Ep #  | Discs  | Region 4 (Australia)  | Bonus Features

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DVD  | Sword of Honour | 4  | 3  | March 2012  | N/A
Online  | Sword of Honour | 4  |  | 2 August 2017  | None

## References

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1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p238
2. ^ "Production round-up", Cinema Papers, November 1985 p48
3. ^ "Umbrella Entertainment". Retrieved 5 August 2013.

## External links

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* Sword of Honour at IMDb

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