Sharpe: The Legend (1997)

Stars:

Sean Bean, Peter Birrel, Scott Cleverdon

Cast

Credited cast:
Sean Bean	...	Richard Sharpe (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Birrel	...	Don Moreno (archive footage)
Scott Cleverdon	...	Lt. Price (archive footage)
Daniel Craig	...	Lt. Berry (archive footage)
Abigail Cruttenden	...	Jane Gibbons / Jane Sharpe (archive footage)
Lyndon Davies	...	Rifleman Ben Perkins (archive footage)
Julian Fellowes	...	Major Dunnet / Prince Regent (archive footage)
Alice Krige	...	La Marquessa (archive footage)
Michael Mears	...	Rifleman Cooper
Daragh O'Malley	...	Patrick Harper (archive footage)
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Sgt. Obidiah Hakeswill (archive footage)
Jason Salkey	...	Rifleman Harris (archive footage)
Assumpta Serna	...	Teresa Moreno (archive footage)
John Tams	...	Rifleman Daniel 'Dan' Hagman (archive footage)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

army | battlefield | clip show | part of series | war hero | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1997 (UK)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows 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

Watch the main Sharpe series instead

The Legend is a kind of summary of the entire Sharpe series. Essentially, it is clips from the series strung together to summarize the life of Sharpe, with a narrator who fought with Sharpe acting as the link. Sharpe's rise from the ranks to become an officer is chronicled. He is a competent soldier and officer in a time when many commissions in the British Army were simply bought i.e. the 1700-1800s.

The series itself is far superior. This will give you a sense of what the series is about, but the series itself is much more enjoyable. If you enjoyed the Hornblower series, then you'll enjoy this.