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Sharpe's Rifles

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'.

1993 |1h 42m |  War, Adventure, TV Movie

Cast

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Sean Bean

Richard Sharpe

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Brian Cox

Major Michael Hogan

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Daragh O'Malley

Patrick Harper

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Assumpta Serna

Comandante Teresa Moreno

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David Troughton

Sir Arthur Wellesley

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John Tams

Rifleman Daniel Hagman

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Jason Salkey

Rifleman Harris

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Michael Mears

Rifleman Francis Cooper

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Julian Fellowes

Major Dunnett

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Simón Andreu

Major Vivar

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Lyndon Davies

Rifleman Ben Perkins

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Paul Trussell

Rifleman Isaiah Tongue

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Status

Released

Language

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Budget

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