Sharpe's Gold (TV 1995)

Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Nigel Kneale, Bernard Cornwell (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Hugh Fraser

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Bean	...	Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley	...	Harper
Hugh Fraser	...	Wellington
John Tams	...	Hagman
Michael Mears	...	Cooper
Jason Salkey	...	Harris
Lyndon Davies	...	Perkins
Hugh Ross	...	Mungo Munro
Rosaleen Linehan	...	Bess Nugent
Jayne Ashbourne	...	Ellie Nugent
Peter Eyre	...	Will Nugent
Abel Folk	...	El Casco
Philip McGough	...	Provost Marshal
Ian Shaw	...	Ayres
Julian Sims	...	Barbier

Storyline

Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.

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Plot Keywords:

mission | attack | fictional biography | opening action scene | adventurer | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | History | War

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English Spanish French

Release Date:

1 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Scharfschützen - Blutiges Gold

Filming Locations:

Ukraine

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carlton Films, Celtic Films Entertainment, Central

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The white dotted muslin gown with long sleeves worn by Jayne Ashbourne (Ellie Nugent) to dinner is the same costume worn by Amira Casar (Catherine) in Sharpe's Siege.

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Quotes

Major Mungo Munro: This is sinful gambling, and I will have no part of it! I'm here to see fair play!
Patrick Harper: It's only sinful, sir, if you lose.

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Connections

Followed by Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Over the Hills and Far Away"
Traditional
Lyrics adapted by John Tams
Performed by John Tams

User Reviews

The most adapted adaptation

Seeing as how a large part of the plot of the book of Sharpe's Gold - in reality the second one in the series - was taken and used in Sharpe's Rifles, the first film, this was always going to be the most Adapted adaptation.

About the only thing kept in the adaptation was the presence of the Provosts - other than that, this is an entirely original Sharpe adventure.

It's a good one, for all that - it's fun, though it's hard to take seriously. The serious parts are rather too far-fetched to take seriously, but Sharpe's 'apology' more than makes up for that.