Sharpe's Honour (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Colin MacDonald (written by)
Bernard Cornwell (based on the novel by)

Release Date:

28 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History | War

Plot:

1813. Major Sharpe's old enemy, Major Ducos manipulates a beautiful young marquesa into falsely accusing Sharpe of rape...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Military | Napoleonic Wars | Fictional Biography | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley	...	Harper
Hugh Fraser	...	Wellington
Michael Byrne	...	Nairn
Alice Krige	...	La Marquesa
Féodor Atkine	...	Ducos
Nickolas Grace	...	Father Hacha
Michael Mears	...	Cooper
John Tams	...	Hagman
Jason Salkey	...	Harris
Lyndon Davies	...	Perkins
Ron Cook	...	Napoleon
Matthew Scurfield	...	El Matarife
Diana Perez	...	Ramona
Ricardo Vélez	...	Mendora
Jay Benedict	...	Verigny
James Saxon	...	Vaughan
Anna Savva	...	Mother Superior
Mark Burns	...	Pakenham
Christopher Owen	...	Rev. Whistler
Ricardo Montez	...	Father Sanchez
Benjamin Soames	...	Trumper Jones
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Atterton	...	Capt. Peter D'Alembord (uncredited)
Richard Rutherford-Moore	...	Rifleman Moore (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Clegg

Writing credits
Colin MacDonald		(written by)
Bernard Cornwell		(based on the novel by)

Produced by
Ted Childs	....	executive producer
Malcolm Craddock	....	executive producer
Simon Lewis	....	producer
Muir Sutherland	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dominic Muldowney
John Tams

Cinematography by
Arthur Wooster		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Parker

Casting by
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Lisa-Anne Porter

Production Design by
Andrew Mollo

Art Direction by
Philip Elton

Costume Design by
Robin Fraser-Paye		(as Robin Fraser Paye)

Makeup Department
Fiona Clegg	....	makeup assistant
Charmaine Gruhn	....	makeup artist
Penny Smith	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Christian Abomnes	....	unit manager
Clive Hedges	....	production supervisor (as J. Clive Hedges)
Tom Lasica	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Craddock	....	second assistant director
Marc Jenny	....	first assistant director
Alex Sutherland	....	third assistant director (as Alejandro Sutherland)

Art Department
Alison Stewart-Richardson	....	prop buyer
Colin Thurston	....	props
Ilia Iovu	....	assistant art director: Russia (uncredited)

Sound Department
Colin Chapman	....	dubbing editor
Colin Martin	....	dubbing mixer
Peter Murphy	....	boom operator
Christian Wangler	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Goby Evitsky	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Sasha Philatov	....	stunt coordinator
Dinny Powell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Connor	....	focus
Martin Hume	....	camera operator
Philip Jones	....	grip
Yuri Nugis	....	gaffer
Malcolm Smith	....	grip
Helen Williams	....	clapper loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elena Khramova	....	wardrobe mistress
Steven Kirkby	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Steve Kirkby)

Editorial Department
Stephen Boucher	....	assistant editor (as Steve Boucher)

Other crew
Liz Bunton	....	production coordinator
Gina Cronk	....	script editor
Pavel Douvidzon	....	associate: East-West Creative Association (as Pavel Douvidson)
Andy Hennigan	....	production accountant
Tom Lasica	....	associate: East-West Creative Association
Elaine Matthews	....	script supervisor
Tom Moriarty	....	armorer
Igor Nosov	....	associate: East-West Creative Association
Stepan Pojenian	....	associate: East-West Creative Association
Dinny Powell	....	horse master
John Raymond	....	associate: East-West Creative Association
Richard Rutherford-Moore	....	military advisor (as Richard Moore)
Tatyana Shakhgeldyan	....	associate: East-West Creative Association
Cindy Winter	....	contact: London

Production Companies

• Celtic Films Entertainment
• Central Independent Television
• Picture Palace

Distributors

• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• ITV DVD (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Independent Television (ITV) (1994) (UK) (TV)
• UKTV History (2007) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• East-West Creative Association  filmed with the assistance of

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | UK:12 | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Ukraine

Company:

Celtic Films Entertainment

Trivia:

The scene in which Sharpe and the Marquesa Dorida are thrown from horseback into the stream was an unscripted accident, but director 'Clegg, Tom' liked it so much he kept it in the movie.

Quotes:

Sharpe: Bloody French on one side, partisans on the other... and we're stuck here with the woman who had me hung.
Harper: God does work in mysterious ways.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sharpe's Mission (1996) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Wild Rover

Richard and the Borg Queen

This is one of the most satisfying of the book to TV adaptations. The actress who make us believe that a Borg could be sexy makes us believe that a spy and traitor can have some redeeming qualities.

The TV plot line does not follow Cornwell's story exactly but is both exciting and rewarding as a retelling of a darn good yarn. If you have a yen for romance in uniform there is a lot of sexual energy sparking between our man Sharpe and the lying hussy. Made me wish her role was closer to that in the books. But no matter there is enough hero wronged, hero redeemed, hero in rage, hero in flight and hero in battle to keep you clued to your DVD play.