Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and is promoted to Lieutenant. In order to pay the troops Wellesley needs a money draft from the banker Rothschild, but fears he has been captured by the French and sends Sharpe behind enemy lines to find him. Sharpe is given command of a platoon of crack riflemen, led by the surly Irishman Harper and including Hagman and Harris, who resent Sharpe as not being a 'proper officer'.

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Cast

Sean Bean Sean Bean As: Richard Sharpe
Brian Cox Brian Cox As: Major Michael Hogan
Daragh O'Malley Daragh O'Malley As: Patrick Harper
Assumpta Serna Assumpta Serna As: Comandante Teresa Moreno
David Troughton David Troughton As: Sir Arthur Wellesley
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During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and is promoted to Lieutenant. In order to pay the troops Wellesley needs a money draft from the banker Rothschild, but fears he has been captured by the French and sends Sharpe behind enemy lines to find him. Sharpe is given command of a platoon of crack riflemen, led by the surly Irishman Harper and including Hagman and Harris, who resent Sharpe as not being a 'proper officer'.


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Details

Genres: War, Adventure, TV Movie

Language: English, Français, Português, Español

Release Date: 05 May 1993

Country: GB

Runtime: 102m

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Company Credits

Company: Celtic Films Entertainment, Central, Picture Palace

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Cast

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

Richard Sharpe

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Major Michael Hogan

Daragh O'Malley

Daragh O'Malley

Patrick Harper

Assumpta Serna

Assumpta Serna

Comandante Teresa Moreno

David Troughton

David Troughton

Sir Arthur Wellesley

John Tams

John Tams

Rifleman Daniel Hagman

Jason Salkey

Jason Salkey

Rifleman Harris

Michael Mears

Michael Mears

Rifleman Francis Cooper

Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes

Major Dunnett

Simón Andreu

Simón Andreu

Major Vivar

Lyndon Davies

Lyndon Davies

Rifleman Ben Perkins

Paul Trussell

Paul Trussell

Rifleman Isaiah Tongue

Directed By

Tom Clegg

Tom Clegg

Director

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Sound

Dominic Muldowney

Dominic Muldowney

Original Music Composer

John Tams

John Tams

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Ivan Strasburg

Ivan Strasburg

Director of Photography

Lighting

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