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Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)

Sharpe's Waterloo poster
Directed by
Tom Clegg
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows British soldier Richard Sharpe as he fights in the Battle of Waterloo against Napoleon's army. It shows his experiences in combat and his interactions with fellow soldiers.

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What happens

Sharpe's Waterloo is a British television drama, the 14th part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. The adaptation is based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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