Sharpe's Rifles

Sharpe's Rifles

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1993-05-05
Duration:102 min
Director:Tom Clegg
Actors:Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley, Assumpta Serna, David Troughton
Production:Celtic Films Entertainment, Picture Palace, ITV Studios, Central

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.

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