Sword of Honour (2001): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2001, Sword of Honour is a drama and war film directed by Bill Anderson, running about 191 minutes. “Love destroyed. War restored.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Guy Crouchback joins the war effort during World War 2, an idealistic quest to join the forces of good in the fight against evil. But his efforts is not rewarded, he never has any chance to join any real fighting, circumstances always prevent it. Instead he finds himself in the middle of an army full of cowards, incompetents and a few outright evil men. They of course reap the fortunes of war, promotions and fame, but never Crouchback. His war is just an endless list of transfers and an hopeless but noble quest for righteousness.

Who’s in it. Sword of Honour stars Daniel Craig as Guy Crouchback, Katrin Cartlidge as Julia Stitch, Nicholas Boulton as Bertie and Richard Coyle as Trimmer McTavish, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, Sword of Honour has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sword of Honour page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sword of Honour tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.