Sharpe's Eagle (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Bernard Cornwell (novel)
Eoghan Harris (writer)

Release Date:

12 May 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History | War

Plot:

Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle...

Plot Keywords:

Shirtless Male Bondage | Fictional Biography | Sequel | Military | Blood

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Capt. Richard Sharpe
Brian Cox	...	Maj. Michael Hogan
Daragh O'Malley	...	Sgt. Patrick Harper
Assumpta Serna	...	Teresa Moreno
Michael Cochrane	...	Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
David Troughton	...	General Sir Arthur Wellesley
Martin Jacobs	...	Col. William Lawford
Katia Caballero	...	Countess Josefina
Michael Mears	...	Rifleman Cooper
John Tams	...	Rifleman Daniel Hagman
Jason Salkey	...	Rifleman Harris
Paul Trussell	...	Rifleman Isaiah Tongue
Lyndon Davies	...	Rifleman Perkins
Gavan O'Herlihy	...	Captain Leroy
David Ashton	...	Major Lennox

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Crimea, Ukraine

Company:

Celtic Films Entertainment

Trivia:

Historically, there was no Eagle taken at the battle of Talavera, though it was a victory for the British.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: After the fiasco of blowing up the bridge when Sharpe and Harper are waiting for debrief outside Wellesley's office, Sharpe refers to Wellesley as "Wellington". However, Sir Arthur Wellesley doesn't become the Duke of Wellington until the end of this episode.

Quotes:

[of the South Essex]
Richard Sharpe: They're flogged soldiers, sir. And flogging teaches a soldier only one lesson.
Maj. Hogan: What's that, Richard?
Richard Sharpe: How to turn his back.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Over the Hills and Far Away

An accomplished second outing

In his second outing Sharpe is promoted captain, but can he keep this new rank? With a solid storyline about an incompetent regiment, bigoted colonel, and the quest for the titular Eagle, Sharpe excels in everything that makes this series - namely playing it fast and loose with rules, regulations and, it has to be said, women. Even the romantic interest retains the plausibility of the first episode, before the advent of the disastrous Jane.

An excellent performance by Sean Bean, ably supported by the Rifles, in particular Daragh O'Malley and Assumpta Serna, this is definitely a must see for any Sharpe fan, or indeed anybody interested in the Napoleonic Wars.