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Sword Of Honour Reviews

2001

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Layered storytelling and rich character development distinguish this television mini-series based on the semi-autobiographical writings of Evelyn Waugh. Daniel Craig plays Guy Crouchback, a soldier fighting with the British forces in the Second World War, and the drama charts Crouchback's grappling with the ravages of war, his .. Read more

Starring	Daniel Craig, Megan Dodds, Leslie Phillips
Director	Bill Anderson
Genres	Drama

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- - 10
  - 1
  Not a patch on the book - but OK
  
  My wife and children, who have not read the book, enjoyed it as a drama about the war with a bit of love interest. I know the book very well and so was ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Richard Jones
  - Kent
  - 15 Feb 2006 at 11:15
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- - 1
  - 2
  No, no no!
  
  This is terrible, almost unwatchable. You'd never think if this was your first encounter with Waugh's war trilogy that Waugh's novel is actually ... read more »
  
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  - Witney
  - 16 Jan 2010 at 19:47
- - 0
  - 1
  Somewhatt Obscure
  
  Perhaps I was expecting Daniel Craig to 'shine through'. Perhaps I forgot Evelyn Waugh does not translate too well to film. Whatever I did not get to ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 20:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Half a star?
  
  Almost unwatchable. I enjoy a steadily told story, but this film was slow. Watch something else with Daniel Craig in. This is one to miss.
  
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  - Sunbury-on-Thames
  - 26 May 2009 at 10:27
- - 1
  - 0
  Brilliant!
  
  This is a long film! But worth watching every minute. There are some some humerous moments. Maybe a little slow in parts, but soon picks up if you stick with it... read more »
  
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- 710208
- - Dot
  - Leicestershire
  - 17 Feb 2009 at 10:09
- - 3
  - 5
  Lasted Only 40 Minutes.
  
  I am a massive Daniel Craig fan and have nearly seen all his work, some have disappointed me but some are my close faves. So when I found this one, I had to see... read more »
  
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- - filmsaremypassion
  - 125 reviews
  - Bexhill
  - 08 Jan 2009 at 10:34
- - 1
  - 1
  Poor
  
  I'dforgotten how much I'd loathed Brideshead Revisited this is in the same class.
  
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- - a customer
  - Carmarthen
  - 11 Dec 2008 at 18:02
- - 10
  - 1
  Not a patch on the book - but OK
  
  My wife and children, who have not read the book, enjoyed it as a drama about the war with a bit of love interest. I know the book very well and so was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 206989
- - Richard Jones
  - Kent
  - 15 Feb 2006 at 11:15
View all members' reviews (7)

- - 10
  - 1
  Not a patch on the book - but OK
  
  My wife and children, who have not read the book, enjoyed it as a drama about the war with a bit of love interest. I know the book very well and so was ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 206989
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Richard Jones
  - Kent
  - 15 Feb 2006 at 11:15
- - 1
  - 0
  Brilliant!
  
  This is a long film! But worth watching every minute. There are some some humerous moments. Maybe a little slow in parts, but soon picks up if you stick with it... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 710208
- - Dot
  - Leicestershire
  - 17 Feb 2009 at 10:09
- - 1
  - 0
  Half a star?
  
  Almost unwatchable. I enjoy a steadily told story, but this film was slow. Watch something else with Daniel Craig in. This is one to miss.
  
  Report this review
- 762458
- - a customer
  - Sunbury-on-Thames
  - 26 May 2009 at 10:27
- - 1
  - 1
  Poor
  
  I'dforgotten how much I'd loathed Brideshead Revisited this is in the same class.
  
  Report this review
- 671680
- - a customer
  - Carmarthen
  - 11 Dec 2008 at 18:02
- - 0
  - 1
  Somewhatt Obscure
  
  Perhaps I was expecting Daniel Craig to 'shine through'. Perhaps I forgot Evelyn Waugh does not translate too well to film. Whatever I did not get to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 778294
- - a customer
  - London
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 20:55
- - 1
  - 2
  No, no no!
  
  This is terrible, almost unwatchable. You'd never think if this was your first encounter with Waugh's war trilogy that Waugh's novel is actually ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 849989
- - a customer
  - Witney
  - 16 Jan 2010 at 19:47
- - 3
  - 5
  Lasted Only 40 Minutes.
  
  I am a massive Daniel Craig fan and have nearly seen all his work, some have disappointed me but some are my close faves. So when I found this one, I had to see... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 683522
- - filmsaremypassion
  - 125 reviews
  - Bexhill
  - 08 Jan 2009 at 10:34

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  Layered storytelling and rich character development distinguish this television mini-series based on the semi-autobiographical writings of Evelyn Waugh. Daniel Craig plays Guy Crouchback, a soldier fighting with the British forces in the Second World War, and the drama charts Crouchback's grappling ...