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starring: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, John Tams, Jason Salkey, Emily Mortimerdirected by: Tom Clegg
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303830018
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303830013
Label: Bfs Video
Manufacturer: Bfs Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Bfs Video
Release Date: November 28, 1995
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 61989
Studio: Bfs Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2006
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Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - sharpe's sword
it is hard not to repeat oneself when there are thirteen dvd's to review. excellent.
Rating: - Carries on the Tradition in Grand Style
I saw my first movie, "Sharpe's Gold" on A&E and became hooked. I am currently on my quest to collect the entire series on DVD, with the Complete Collection being out of my price range, the smaller collections work out just fine! This second "mini-collection" carries on the standards of excellence set by the first movies. Of course, I wish the budgets had been higher for the film, but the directors and producers do quite well with what they have.
The charm of the Sharpe's films isn't ... Read More
Rating:  - Sharpe saves the day (again...and not for the last time...).
Just a quick note to emplore you to WATCH the series BEFORE YOU READ the books!!! In this fashion you will get to enjoy them both much more.
For understandable reasons (time and financial constraints), the "Sharpe" film series had to do away with most of the marvelous battle scenes that Bernard Cornwell was so excellent at bringing to life in his "Sharpe" novels. However, the characters and plots were still rich enough to sustain a fantastic screen adventure on a budget. Mr Sean Bean, the actour ... Read More
Rating: - From Rifles to Swords
Richard Sharpe finds himself in the unusual position of a swordfight to the death in this episode of the Sharpe series. Sean Bean plays the character with his usual aplomb, and peripheral characters such as Hogan return. Like all the Sharpe movies, this one is watchable and entertaining, and the plot of Napoleon attempting to capture Wellington's spy, El Mirador, adds to the suspense.
Rating:  - Enjoyable, but not outstanding
I tried this movie because I think Sean Bean is terribly, stunningly attractive and a intensely convincing actor. He gives a great portrayal of a self-confident, manly British major, and his great Yorkshire accent is, for once, allowed to lilt unmolested. However, the drawbacks are not due to his performance, but to the movie itself.
I have only glanced into the books, but Bernard Cornwell seems to be involved more in plotlines than anything else - a lot of swordplay, a lot of romance, ... Read More
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