Sharpe's Rifles

Name: Sharpe's Rifles
Director: Tom Clegg
Genre: War, Adventure, TV Movie, History
Released: 1993-05-05
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley, Assumpta Serna, David Troughton

Directed by Tom Clegg

War

Adventure TV Movie

History

19931h 42m6.8

Overview

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.