Sharpe's Eagle (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Eoghan Harris (written by)
Bernard Cornwell (based on the novel by)

Release Date:

12 May 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History | War

Plot:

Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle...

Plot Keywords:

Fictional Biography | Whipping | Military | Blood | Sequel

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Sharpe
Brian Cox	...	Hogan
Daragh O'Malley	...	Harper
Assumpta Serna	...	Teresa
Michael Cochrane	...	Sir Henry Simmerson
David Troughton	...	Wellesley
Martin Jacobs	...	Lawford
Katia Caballero	...	Josefina
Michael Mears	...	Cooper
John Tams	...	Hagman
Jason Salkey	...	Harris
Paul Trussell	...	Tongue
Lyndon Davies	...	Perkins
Gavan O'Herlihy	...	Leroy
David Ashton	...	Lennox

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish | French

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Crimea, Ukraine

Company:

Celtic Films Entertainment

Trivia:

Historically, there was no Eagle taken at the battle of Talavera, though it was a victory for the British.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A number of the South Essex are equipped with French rather than British muskets.

Quotes:

Maj. Hogan: And what are your intentions, Sir Arthur?
Wellesley: Why, Hogan, I mean to give the French a damn good thrashing.

Movie Connections:

Follows Sharpe's Rifles (1993) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Rogue's March

A SUPERB WAR DRAMA

This installment in the career on Richard Sharpe is possibly the best of the series.

It is a mix of terrible leadership, outstanding battle scenes, and bitter rivalry between officers.

Sean Bean is perfect as Sharpe, but this film lacks the beauty of Elizabeth Hurley, who appeared in Sharpe's Enemy, later in the series.