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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release2001

Seasons1

Episodes2

StatusEnded

Networks

Channel 4

Production

Talkback

TV Show

Sword of Honour

7.3

2001

Drama

Synopsis

Sword of Honour is a two-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s semi-autobiographical World War II trilogy that aired Channel 4 in 2001. It centers on Guy Crouchback's, played by Daniel Craig, heroic quest to fight for a deep moral cause and to reclaim his manhood after a shattering divorce from the society beauty Virginia Troy.

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