"Sword of Honour" (1986) TV mini-series 1986-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

26 October 1986 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Vietnam

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Andrew Clarke	...	Tony Lawrence (4 episodes, 1986)
Tracy Mann	...	Esse Rogers (4 episodes, 1986)
Nikki Coghill	...	Vivienne (4 episodes, 1986)
Andrew Sharp	...	Joe (4 episodes, 1986)
Linda Newton	...	Marg (4 episodes, 1986)
Wyn Roberts	...	Arthur Lawrence (4 episodes, 1986)
Margaret Ford	...	Grandma Lawrence (4 episodes, 1986)
Paul Hampton	...	Rod Lawrence (4 episodes, 1986)
Julia Blake	...	Jean Rogers (4 episodes, 1986)
Alan Hopgood	...	Stuart Rogers (4 episodes, 1986)
Peter Browne	...	Mo Wiley (4 episodes, 1986)
Doug Bowles	...	Slatts (4 episodes, 1986)
Mark Mitchell	...	Sgt. Olsen (4 episodes, 1986)
Geoff Parry	...	Major Sincock (4 episodes, 1986)
Alan Fletcher	...	Frank Vittorio (3 episodes, 1986)
Pauline Chan	...	Tam (2 episodes, 1986)
George Mallaby	...	Colonel Curtis (2 episodes, 1986)
Tony Rickards	...	China (2 episodes, 1986)
David Gibson	...	Lardarse (2 episodes, 1986)
Ian Walker	...	R.S.M. (2 episodes, 1986)
Alan Knoepfler	...	Jimmy (2 episodes, 1986)
Nique Needles	...	Santa (2 episodes, 1986)
Tony Mahood	...	Peter Mullins (2 episodes, 1986)
David Cameron	...	Bernie Mantle (2 episodes, 1986)

Series Directed by
Pino Amenta		(2 episodes, 1986)

Series Writing credits
Kathy Mueller		(3 episodes, 1986)
Roger Simpson		(3 episodes, 1986)
Tom Hegarty		(2 episodes, 1986)
Peter A. Kinloch		(2 episodes, 1986)

Series Produced by
Brian Burgess	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1986)
Roger Le Mesurier	....	producer (3 episodes, 1986)

Series Original Music by
Greg Sneddon		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
David Connell		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Philip Reid		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Bernard Hides		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Jane Hyland		(unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stuart Beatty	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Bob Donaldson	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Brett Popplewell	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
John Powditch	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Mike Jones	....	M&E mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gerald Egan	....	horse master (unknown episodes)
Joe Pampanella	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Bill Stacey	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Phillips	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Dick Tummel	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Cichello	....	costumer: pre production (4 episodes, 1986)
Jeanie Cameron	....	stand-by wardrobe (unknown episodes)
Margot Lindsay	....	wardrobe supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Allan Lethberg	....	veteran car coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Gerald Egan	....	wrangler (unknown episodes)
Paul Healey	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Cameron P. Mellor	....	unit runner (unknown episodes)
Jenni Tosi	....	continuity (unknown episodes)
Kurt von Schneider	....	safety officer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 7 Network
• Simpson Le Mesurier Films

Distributors

• Star Video (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min (4 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

7 Network

Great mini series

At 21 Tony Lawrence won the Military Academy's Sword of Honour. At 22 he was fighting in Vietnam. With his best friend and brother-in-law Frank Vittorio, Tony was sent to Vietnam just as the war began to escalate. The horrors and carnage of the war leave an indelible impression on the two young men - ripping them apart from their families, girlfriends and country. Back home after the devastation and ugly battlefields, both try to cope with life in their own way. For Tony wandering into the wilderness is one way of coming to terms with the horror he has experienced. A wandering that takes him back to the killing fields where it all started...

One of the best mini series made about Australia's involvement in Vietnam Rare because of its controversial portrayal of how the Vets suffered for being the pawns of crooked politicians like Menzies