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'.

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102 min

Cast

Sean Bean

as Richard Sharpe

Brian Cox

as Major Michael Hogan

Daragh O'Malley

as Patrick Harper

Assumpta Serna

as Comandante Teresa Moreno

David Troughton

as Sir Arthur Wellesley

John Tams

as Rifleman Daniel Hagman

Jason Salkey

as Rifleman Harris

Michael Mears

as Rifleman Francis Cooper

Julian Fellowes

as Major Dunnett

Simón Andreu

as Major Vivar

Lyndon Davies

as Rifleman Ben Perkins

Paul Trussell

as Rifleman Isaiah Tongue

Director

Tom Clegg