Sharpe's Company (1994)

Spain 1812. After Ciudad Rodrigo, Teresa tells Sharpe that they have a baby daughter. In Badajoz, the next siege target. Meanwhile, a new commander has taken over the South Essex, along ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Charles Wood (script), Bernard Cornwell (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Sean Bean, Pete Postlethwaite, Daragh O'Malley

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Bean	...	Lt. / Cpt. Richard Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley	...	Sgt. Patrick Harper
Hugh Fraser	...	Lord Wellington
Michael Byrne	...	Maj. Nairn
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Sgt. Obadiah Hakeswill
Assumpta Serna	...	Teresa Moreno
Clive Francis	...	Windham
Nicholas Jones	...	Col. Fletcher
Michael Mears	...	Francis Cooper
John Tams	...	Daniel Hagman
Jason Salkey	...	Harris
Lyndon Davies	...	Ben Perkins
Scott Cleverdon	...	Lt. Harry Price
Robert Morgan	...	Maj. Jack Collett
Louise Germaine	...	Sally Clayton

Storyline

Spain 1812. After Ciudad Rodrigo, Teresa tells Sharpe that they have a baby daughter. In Badajoz, the next siege target. Meanwhile, a new commander has taken over the South Essex, along with the murderous Sgt. Obadiah Hakeswill, an old enemy of Sharpe's from India days. But a new commander means a captain trying to turn the Rifles into red-jackets, and Sharpe's only hope to command his company again is the Forlorn one.

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Plot Keywords:

19th century | 1810s | year 1812 | spain | siege | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | History | War

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Differences with the original novel:

• Prior to the main story, Sharpe had been in England.
• At the Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo, Sharpe and Harper take out a French gun within the city walls. Here Colonel Lawford is wounded.
• Matthews is killed by Hakeswill while Sharpe is assisting Major Hogan's engineers with destroying a dam in the river in front of the walls of Badajoz.
• During the Storming of Badajoz, Sharpe's riflemen are still wearing South Essex uniforms, not 95th Rifles jackets.
• Captain Robert Knowles is killed defending Teresa and Antonia.
• Harper threatens to scratch the eyes of the picture Hakeswill hides in his shako and pretends is his mother.
• Sharpe and Teresa get married on the morning after the Seige of Badajoz.
• Sally Clayton is not killed by Hakeswill in the end.

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Goofs

When Hakeswill gets head-butted by Harper, his head is bleeding above his left eye. But when he goes out and gets knocked to the ground the cut and blood are gone.

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Quotes

[Hakeswill tries to rape Teresa]
Hakeswill: Now open your legs ever so wide, and lie still as a dead'un!

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Connections

Followed by Sharpe's Enemy (1994)

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Soundtracks

The Girl I Left Behind
Traditional

User Reviews

Another good episode of the Sharpe series

Third in the Sharpe series , Sharpe's Company introduces Sharpe's nemesis , Sergeant Obidiah Hakeswill ( Peter Postlethwaite ) .

Hakeswill is a thoroughly nasty piece of work , having had Sharpe flogged when he was a young soldier , and starts with the same tricks again.

This film gives some idea of the tribulations of the ordinary Redcoats , at the whim of sometimes hopeless Officers whose commissions were bought , and who wanted NCOs who kept order , and didn't mind how it was done.

As with many of the Sharpe series , this is based around a historic battle . In this case it is the battle of Badajoz , where Hakeswill gets up to even more mischief .

Another great Postlethwaite performance !

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English French Portuguese

Release Date:

14 May 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Scharfschützen - 3. Kommando ohne Wiederkehr

Filming Locations:

Ukraine

Company Credits

Production Co:

Celtic Films Entertainment, Central Independent Television, Picture Palace

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color