Sharpe's Rifles

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Movie Info

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.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama, Television
Directed By:

Tom Clegg
In Theaters:

May 5, 1993 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 9, 1994
Runtime:

102 minutes

Cast

Assumpta Serna

Brian Cox

Daragh O'Malley

David Troughton

Jason Salkey

John Tams

Julian Fellowes

Michael Mears

Sean Bean

Simon Andreau

Simón Andreu

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Audience Reviews for Sharpe's Rifles

Dec 11, 2008

These films/episodes are just amazing.

David J Super Reviewer
Oct 25, 2008

sharpe is the best love all of sharpes stuff

Lone W Super Reviewer
Aug 11, 2007

<b>What a shame this mini series didn't catch on in the US. It still stands one of the best made-for-TV-movie.</b>

Lilo C Super Reviewer
Jan 02, 2005

[font=Century Gothic][color=red] "Sharpe's Rifles" is the beginning film in a series of television films about Richard Sharpe(Sean Bean), who is promoted from sergeant to lieutenant after saving the life of General Arthur Wellesley(later the Duke of Wellington) during the Napoleonic Wars. It gets better as it goes along, thus serving as a pretty entertaining introduction to the series. A marvelous Brian Cox steals the show. But there is an awfully anachronistic electric guitar score.[/color][/font]

Walter M Super Reviewer