Synopsis
Spain, 1809. The newly promoted Captain Sharpe will be stripped of his rank unless he can save the honour of the regiment by capturing a French Imperial standard: an eagle.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom CleggDirector
- Eoghan HarrisScreenplay
Cast
- Sean BeanCaptain Richard Sharpe
- Brian CoxMajor Michael Hogan
- Daragh O'MalleySergeant Patrick Harper
- Assumpta SernaComandante Teresa Moreno
- Michael CochraneColonel Sir Henry Simmerson
- Martin JacobsColonel William Lawford
- David TroughtonGeneral Sir Arthur Wellesley
- Katia CaballeroCountess Josefina
- Michael MearsRifleman Francis Cooper
- John TamsRifleman Daniel Hagman
- Jason SalkeyRifleman Harris
- Paul TrussellRifleman Isaiah Tongue
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Themes
based on novel or bookbritish armyinfantrynapoleonic wars19th centuryiberian peninsula