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

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.

adventurousgrittydeterminedtensehistoricearthyswift

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)

Trailer

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