Sword of Honour (miniseries)

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]

Sword of Honour
Genremini-series
Directed byPino Amenta
Catherine Millar
StarringAndrew Clarke
Tracy Mann
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time4 x 2 hours
Production company(s)Simpson Le Mesurier Films
DistributorWorldvision Enterprises
Release
Original networkNetwork Seven
Original release20 October 1986

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 uni shot after that in Port Macquarie and Thailand.[2]

Home Media

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
DVD Sword Of Honour 4 3 March 2012 N/A
Online Sword Of Honour 4 2 August 2017 None
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References

  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.


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