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Sharpe's Mission
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Sharpe's Mission

1996-05-15 · 102 min · ★ 6.9

War · Action · Adventure · History · TV Movie

France, 1813. Wellington orders Sharpe to join the dashing colonel Brand on a hazardous journey behind French enemy lines with the aim of blowing up an ammunition store. Sharpe's wife Jane becomes disillusioned with Sharpe's frequent absences. Left behind in the camp, she warms to the attentions of another admirer. Meanwhile, Sharpe is out in the mountains and is dangerously outnumbered, with with the French ranks closing in. He must risk his own life, however, to confront a far deadlier enemy on his own side.

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Directors
Tom Clegg
Production companies
Celtic Films Entertainment, Picture Palace, Carlton UK Productions, Central, ITV Studios
Countries
United Kingdom, Ukraine, Portugal, Turkey
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sean BeanSean BeanMajor Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'MalleyDaragh O'MalleySergeant Major Patrick Harper
Abigail CruttendenAbigail CruttendenJane Sharpe
James LaurensonJames LaurensonMajor General Hector Ross
Hugh FraserHugh FraserField Marshal The Most Honorable Arthur Wellesley, The Marquess of Wellington
Mark StrongMark StrongColonel Brand
Andrew SchofieldAndrew SchofieldSergeant Pope
Nigel BettsNigel BettsMajor Septimus Pyecroft
Warren SaireClarence Shellington
John TamsJohn TamsRifleman Daniel Hagman
Jason SalkeyJason SalkeyRifleman Harris
Diana PérezDiana PérezRamona Gonzalez Harper
Peter Le CampionCresson
Olivier PierreOlivier PierreGeneral Jean-Baptiste Calvet
Christian RodskaChristian RodskaCrake
Berrin PolitiZara
Michael MallinsonProvost Marshall
Aysun MetinerAysun MetinerConchita
Ercüment BalakoğluErcüment BalakoğluCorporal Gaston

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