8.0/10 2,514 votes

Released:
1993-05-12

Overview:
Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the South Essex loses its colours (its regimental flag), Sharpe vows to save the honor of the regiment by capturing a French Imperial standard: an eagle.

Director:
Tom Clegg

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
War, Action, Adventure, History, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Sean Bean
  as
  Richard Sharpe
• 
  Brian Cox
  as
  Major Michael Hogan
• 
  Daragh O'Malley
  as
  Patrick Harper
• 
  Assumpta Serna
  as
  Comandante Teresa Moreno
• 
  Michael Cochrane
  as
  Colonel/General Sir Henry Simmerson