Sharpe's Rifles

Name: Sharpe's Rifles
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, War
Released: 1993-05-05
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.80
Cast: Daragh O’Malley, Assumpta Serna, Sean Bean, Brian Cox

– During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Art..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 42 Minutes

Release Year:

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'.

Styles:

Exciting, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1800s, 19th Century

Producing Country:

Filming Locations:

Portugal

Genre:

History, War, Adventure, Action

Sharpe's Rifles (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

05 May 1993

Language:

English, Spanish, French, Yiddish, Portuguese

Directed by:

Tom Clegg

Story Written By:

Eoghan Harris, Bernard Cornwell

Main Actors:

Daragh O’Malley, Assumpta Serna, Sean Bean, Brian Cox

Plot:

Portugal 1809, the Peninsular War in the age of Napoleon. A British sergeant in the 95th Rifles saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, and finds himself promoted to Lieutenant and in charge of a company of Rifles that do no respect him, to carry out a dangerous and vital mission.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.8/10