Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

2003

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

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If one is to believe this made-for-cable biopic, America's most notorious turncoat Benedict Arnold sold out his country primarily for the love of a woman. Acknowledged as a hero of the Revolutionary War by his commanding officer, General George Washington (Kelsey Grammer), after bringing about the British surrender at Saratoga in 1776, Benedict Arnold (Aidan Quinn) is robbed of public acclaim by a glory-grabbing fellow officer and by the ceaseless politicking of the Continental Congress. Making matters worse, Arnold has lost what little money he has through misfortune and bad investments. At the urging of his Philadelphia-born fiancée (and future second wife), the pro-British Peggy Shippen (Flora Montgomery), Arnold decides to cast his lot with the Redcoats, ultimately entering into a plot to assassinate his former comrade-in-arms, Washington. Filmed in Ireland under the title Dark Eagle: Benedict Arnold, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor made its American TV debut over the A&E cable network on January 13, 2003, and within a month it had been released on VHS and DVD.

Rating:

NR (not Rated)
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Michael Salomon
In Theaters:

Jan 13, 2003 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 11, 2003
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

A & E

Cast

Aidan Quinn
as Benedict Arnold

Kelsey Grammer
as George Washington

Flora Montgomery
as Peggy Shippen

John Light
as John Andre

John Kavanagh
as Judge Shippen

Tom Murphy
as Maj. Franks

Nick Dunning
as Sir Henry Clinton

Michael Grennell
as Gen. Gates

Jane Brennan
as Hannah Arnold

Stephen Hogan
as Joseph Reed

Mark Lambert
as Joshua Smith

James Flynn
as French Surgeon

Robert Price
as Captain Hamilton

Cal Mulcahy
as Richard Arnold

Finn Mulcahy
as Henry Arnold

Ingrid Craigie
as Margaret Shippen

Louglann O'Mearain
as Militia Captain

Eammon Owens
as Sgt. Smithson

Michael Ford
as Jameson

Ned Dennehy
as Paulding

Rory Keenan
as Militia Man

Demian McAdam
as Benjamin

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The war stuff is feisty enough, although nowhere near as thrilling as the plague of Orcs in the latest Tolkien, but it's hard to believe that the same William Mastrosimone who wrote Bang Bang You're Dead also wrote this red-coated bodice-buster.

Jan 30, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
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