Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
- Directed by
- Tom Clegg
- Genre
- drama film, historical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 57 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Richard Sharpe is a tough soldier from Yorkshire. He leads a small group of men in Spain after they escape a French cavalry ambush. The film follows their struggle to survive behind enemy lines.
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What happens
Sharpe's Rifles is the first of the Sharpe television dramas, based on Bernard Cornwell's 1988 novel of the same name. Shown on ITV in 1993, the adaptation stars Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley and Assumpta Serna. It began a long series of successful and critically acclaimed television adaptations of the novels. The drama tells the story of Richard Sharpe, an ambitious and hardened soldier from Yorkshire. The story follows the exploits of Sharpe and his band of chosen men through Spain after they survive an ambush by French cavalry. Filming took place in the Crimea, Portugal and England, during which Paul McGann who was the original actor cast for the role of Richard Sharpe, broke his leg and was quickly replaced with Sean Bean. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sharpe's Revenge (1997)
Sharpe's Battle (1995)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.