Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) (TV)

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writer (WGA):

William Mastrosimone (written by)

Release Date:

13 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History

Tagline:

The greatest general of the Revolution, he became its most dangerous enemy.

Plot:

On the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves; George Washington and Benedict Arnold...

Plot Keywords:

Traitor | American Revolution | Treason | Congressman | Independence

Cast

Aidan Quinn	...	Gen. Benedict Arnold
Kelsey Grammer	...	George Washington
Flora Montgomery	...	Peggy Shippen
John Light	...	John Andre
John Kavanagh	...	Judge Shippen
Tom Murphy	...	Major Franks
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jane Brennan	...	Hannah Arnold
Anthony Brophy	...	Lord Lauderdale
Frank Coughlan	...	Mr. Sewell
Ingrid Craigie	...	Margaret Shippen
Donncha Crowley	...	Von Steuben
Mark Davis	...	Solder
Ned Dennehy	...	Paulding
Nick Dunning	...	Sir Henry Clinton
James Flynn	...	French Surgeon
Michael Ford	...	Colonel Jameson
Adam Goodwin	...	Andre's Sergeant
Stephen Hogan	...	Joseph Reed
Rory Keenan	...	Militiaman
Mark Lambert	...	Joshua Smith
Allen Leech	...	British Officer (as Alan Leech)
Demien McAdam	...	Benjamin (as Demian McAdam)
Cal Mulcahy	...	Richard Arnold
Finn Mulcahy	...	Henry Arnold
Lochlainn O'Mearain	...	Militia Captain (as Loughlann O'Mearain)
Eamonn Owens	...	Sergeant Smithson
Ben Palmer	...	Courier
Robert Price	...	Captain Hamilton
Dylan Quinn	...	Benedict Arnold VI

Directed by
Mikael Salomon

Writing credits (WGA)
William Mastrosimone		(written by)

Produced by
Jonas Bauer	....	co-executive producer
David Craig	....	supervising producer: A&E
Guido De Angelis	....	executive producer (as Guido DeAngelis)
Delia Fine	....	executive producer: A&E Network
Michael Jaffe	....	executive producer
Franz Landerer	....	co-executive producer
William Mastrosimone	....	producer
Mark L. Mitchell	....	associate producer
John G. Phelan	....	producer
Norman Stephens	....	producer
Michael Weisbarth	....	executive producer: A&E Network

Original Music by
David C. Williams		(as David Williams)

Cinematography by
Seamus Deasy

Film Editing by
Robert A. Ferretti

Production Design by
Humphrey Jaeger

Art Direction by
Mark Lowry

Costume Design by
Maeve Paterson

Makeup Department
Rosie Blackmore	....	chief makeup artist
Martina Byrne	....	makeup artist
Bernie Dooley	....	chief hair stylist
Clare Lambe	....	assistant makeup artist
Dee Tormey	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Liz Kenny	....	production manager
Mark L. Mitchell	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Conor Gibbons	....	trainee assistant director
Janine Law	....	second second assistant director
Tara McNamee	....	third assistant director: extras
Brendan O'Sullivan	....	trainee assistant director
Hannah Quinn	....	second assistant director
Ken Shane	....	first assistant director
Anne Warter	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Joshua Barraud	....	stand-by prop
Stephen Broughall	....	stand-by carpenter
Mark Cannon	....	carpenter
Tamara Conboy	....	graphic designer
Darren Crimmins	....	construction manager
David Doran	....	assistant art director (as Dave Doran)
Tom Dowling	....	construction coordinator
William Duff	....	carpenter
Lyndon Johnston	....	chargehand dress props
Pat Kelley	....	stand-by painter
Ronan Kennedy	....	storeman
Anna Kirwan	....	assistant prop buyer
John Lamon	....	carpenter
Tyrone Monaghan	....	stand-by prop
Mick Mulvaney	....	stagehand
Eoin O'Broin	....	dressing props trainee (as Eoin O'Briain)
Christy O'Shaughnessy	....	painter (as Christopher O'Shaughnessy)
Dave Peters	....	property master
Maurice Thompson	....	construction buyer
Jil Turner	....	production buyer

Sound Department
Jamie Doyle	....	sound effects (as Jimie Doyle)
Ken Galvin	....	adr recordist
Pat Hayes	....	sound mixer
Trevor Jolly	....	sound supervisor
Jay Keiser	....	adr editor
Tim Kimmel	....	dialogue editor
Verna Mandel	....	sound recordist
Carey Milbradt	....	foley mixer
Yuri Reese	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Slater	....	boom operator
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles

Special Effects by
Paul Byrne	....	special effects technician
Paul McDonnell	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Ales Dlabac	....	Inferno artist
Miro Gal	....	Inferno artist
Maros Kesjar	....	digital effects artist
Jiri Stamfest	....	matte artist: digital painter
David Vána	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Gerry Behan	....	stunts
Paul Burke	....	stunts
David Byrne	....	stunts
Joe Condren	....	stunt coordinator
Frank Reilly	....	stunts
Paul Thompson	....	stunt double
Paul Valentine	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ciarán Barry	....	camera operator (as Ciáran Barry)
Mark Byrne	....	camera trainee
John Connon	....	second grip
David Crann	....	video assist operator
Fiona Deasy	....	clapper loader
Shane Deasy	....	focus puller
Con Dempsey	....	gaffer
Roland Hill	....	electrician
Ben Mark Holzberg	....	still photographer
Joe Martin	....	key grip
Shane O'Neill	....	focus puller: "b" camera (as Shane O'Neil)
Eugene O'Sullivan	....	generator operator
Patrick Redmond	....	still photographer
Brian Sheridan	....	best boy
Maurice Supple	....	camera trainee
Carey Toner	....	Steadicam operator
Carey Toner	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Niall Mannion	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tracy S. Fairhurst	....	additional casting
Carrie Hilton	....	casting: UK
Frank Moiselle	....	casting: Ireland
Nuala Moiselle	....	casting: Ireland
Penny Perry	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Hunt	....	wardrobe assistant
Colette Jackson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Paula Mitten	....	wardrobe trainee
Lucia Nardone	....	wardrobe trainee

Editorial Department
Nigel Bunyan	....	assistant editor
Charlotte Grau	....	colorist: HDTV
Philip Steinman	....	additional editor

Music Department
Moira Marquis	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ernie Beakhurst	....	unit driver
Noel Burke	....	driver: dining bus
Tony Burke	....	driver: wardrobe truck
Joe Connelly	....	driver: camera truck
Willie Cooley	....	driver: electrical truck
Jimmy Cullen	....	transportation captain
Tony Cullen	....	driver: Kelsey Grammer
Matt Kelly	....	driver: Aidan Quinn
Gerry Malone	....	driver: makeup/hair
Philip Malone	....	driver: props truck
John McGuinness	....	unit driver
Colie Sharkey	....	driver: Mikael Salomon
Jim Tansey	....	driver: construction truck

Other crew
Nancy Blewer	....	assistant to director (as Nancy Blewer Salomon)
Aoife Cassidy	....	assistant: Aidan Quinn
Richard Collins	....	horse master
Aine Doherty	....	unit nurse
Lisa Drayne	....	production coordinator
Carmel Fogarty	....	chef
Leah Frawley	....	production trainee
Leonora Frawley	....	location manager (as Leanora Frawley)
Catherine Geary	....	assistant location manager
Ryan Harrington	....	production coordinator
Lynn Josephson Delaney	....	executive assistant to producer
Stephen Kendrick	....	assistant: Kelsey Grammer
Jacqui Leahy	....	assistant production coordinator
John McKenna	....	armorer
Tara McNamee	....	extras coordinator
Cathy O'Kennedy	....	choreographer
Catherine O'Rourke	....	unit nurse
Noleen Sharkey	....	catering manager (as Noeleen Sharkey)
Paul Sharkey	....	catering assistant
Jim Shortall	....	production accountant
Doug Smith	....	electronic press kit
Michael Swan	....	assistant location manager
Sophie Tebbit	....	assistant accountant
Billie Webster	....	accounting assistant
Marlea Willis	....	senior unit publicist: A&E Network
Sabine Wührer	....	script supervisor (as Sabine Wuhrer Benmaach)
Philippe Zone	....	horse master

Production Companies

• A&E Television Networks
• Dark Eagle Productions
• De Angelis Group
• Jaffe/Braunstein Films
• Jersey Guys Productions
• Victory Media Group

Distributors

• A&E Television Networks

Special Effects

• Team FX
• Universal Production Partners (UPP) (visual effects)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min | Netherlands:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Ballyknockan, Valleymount, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Trivia:

Kelsey Grammer voiced the part of Benedict Arnold in the A&E documentary mini-series, "The American Revolution", reading off-screen extracts from Arnold's letters and papers as Arnold was portrayed on-screen by another actor.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening segment, Arnold leads the assault on Quebec. In reality, the battle took place at night during a snowstorm. The battle also occurred within the city, not the outskirts.

Quotes:

George Washington:Our greatest warrior is a traitor. Can anyone be trusted?

A mediocre history lesson

"Benedict Arnold" is a typical made-for-tv historical melodrama about a small portion of the life of the American Revolutionary War General whose name has become synonymous with "traitor". This A&E production takes a squinty look at the man's life, showing only the most historically significant portions which flank his defection to the British loyalists. The film shows spit and polish costuming where no such luxury was available while portraying Arnold as a man of poetic eloquence when he was more well known to be profane if not drunk or both. Etc. Etc. Melodramatic for entertainment value while taking liberties with history and providing only a piecemeal bio of the man, this film is marginal at best. Better entertainment is easy to find and there's plenty of solid historical info on B.A. right here on the Internet. (C+)