May 05, 1993
102 min
Full-HD

Sharpe's Rifles (1993)

Portugal, 1809. Fast moving, hard-hitting action adventure filmed on location in the Crimea, Portugal and England brings to the screen all the danger, romance and sheer spectacle of one of the bloodiest periods in English warfare. Richard Sharpe rises through the ranks of Wellington’s army by his courageous and daring exploits. He and his men operate behind French lines, risking their lives to undermine Napoleon's forces.

Category

War Adventure TV Movie History

Country

United Kingdom Ukraine Portugal

Companies

Celtic Films Entertainment Picture Palace ITV Studios Central

Sean Bean

Lieutenant Richard Sharpe

Brian Cox

Major Michael Hogan

Daragh O'Malley

Sergeant Patrick Harper

Assumpta Serna

Comandante Teresa Moreno

David Troughton

General Sir Arthur Wellesley

Simón Andreu

Major Blas Vivar

Michael Mears

Rifleman Francis Cooper

John Tams

Rifleman Daniel Hagman

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