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Sword of Honour (1939)

Sword of Honour poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British drama set at a military academy. It follows the lives and relationships of officers and their families.

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What happens

Sword of Honour is a 1939 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Geoffrey Toone, Sally Gray, Dorothy Dickson. Location shooting took place at Sandhurst, while interiors were shot at Walton Studios. Shortly afterwards, Elvey shot another military-themed film Sons of the Sea at Dartmouth Naval College. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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