Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell. Originally produced as 3 episodes of a television program series originally broadcast in 1996. A foreign film (Great Britain) Set container has no.: 98628; individual videos have nos.: 98629, 98630., 98631. Issued in box. Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Michael Cochrane, Abigail Cruttenden, Nicholas Farrell, Julian Fellowes, Mark Lambert, Caroline Langrishe, James Laurenson, Norman Rossington, Feodor Atkine, Christian Brendel, Christopher Villiers, Philip Whitchurch, Hugh Fraser, Andrew Schofield, Mark Strong.
Contents:
[pt. 1.] Sharpe's regiment (1996, ca. 100 min.) / Cte; from a script by Charles Wood; producer, Malcolm Craddock; director, Tom Clegg; a Celtic/Picture Palace production for Carlton UK Productions; a Central programme for ITV -- [pt. 2.] Sharpe's siege (1996, ca. 100 min.) / Cte; written by Eoghan Harris; producer, Malcolm Craddock; director, Tom Clegg; a Celtic/Picture Palace production for Carlton UK Productions; a Central programme for ITV -- [pt 3.] Sharpe's mission (1996, ca. 100 min.) / Cte; from a script Charles Wood; producer, Malcolm Craddock; director, Tom Clegg; a Celtic/Picture Palace production for Carlton UK Productions; a Central programme for ITV.
Summary:
The adventures and tribulations of a commoner soldier who rises through the ranks to become an officer in Lord Wellington's army whilst fighting in the Napoleanic wars. This set covers action in England, the Pyrenees and southern France in 1813, and a flashback to 1810 on the border between Portugal and Spain.
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