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Sharpe's Waterloo

  • Episode aired Aug 26, 2006
  • TV-14
  • 1h 41m
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Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
ActionAdventureDrama

Napoleon has escaped from Elba and Britain is at war again. As Wellington's army assembles in Belgium, Sharpe, now a Lt. Colonel, is placed on the staff of the Dutch Prince of Orange, comman... Read allNapoleon has escaped from Elba and Britain is at war again. As Wellington's army assembles in Belgium, Sharpe, now a Lt. Colonel, is placed on the staff of the Dutch Prince of Orange, commander of a large portion of Wellington's army.Napoleon has escaped from Elba and Britain is at war again. As Wellington's army assembles in Belgium, Sharpe, now a Lt. Colonel, is placed on the staff of the Dutch Prince of Orange, commander of a large portion of Wellington's army.

  • Director
    • Tom Clegg
  • Writers
    • Charles Wood
    • Bernard Cornwell
  • Stars
    • Sean Bean
    • Daragh O'Malley
    • Abigail Cruttenden
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • Tom Clegg
    • Writers
      • Charles Wood
      • Bernard Cornwell
    • Stars
      • Sean Bean
      • Daragh O'Malley
      • Abigail Cruttenden
    • 17User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Richard Sharpe
    Daragh O'Malley
    Daragh O'Malley
    • Patrick Harper
    Abigail Cruttenden
    Abigail Cruttenden
    • Jane Sharpe
    Alexis Denisof
    Alexis Denisof
    • Rossendale
    Cécile Paoli
    • Lucille
    Hugh Fraser
    Hugh Fraser
    • Wellington
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Prince William of Orange
    Oliver Tobias
    Oliver Tobias
    • Rebeque
    Neil Dickson
    Neil Dickson
    • Uxbridge
    Nicholas Irons
    Nicholas Irons
    • Harry Price
    Martin Cochrane
    • Macduff
    Jason Salkey
    Jason Salkey
    • Sgt. Harris
    John Tams
    John Tams
    • Sgt. Daniel Hagman
    Martin Glyn Murray
    • Maj. Tom Doggett
    Owen Brenman
    Owen Brenman
    • Witherspoon
    Shaughan Seymour
    • Lt Col Ford
    Jane Merrow
    Jane Merrow
    • Duchess of Richmond
    Chloe Newsome
    • Paulette
    • Director
      • Tom Clegg
    • Writers
      • Charles Wood
      • Bernard Cornwell
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    • Trivia
      In historical truth, the Prussians were indeed late to the battle, though that may have made all the difference. According to author Bernard Cornwell, if the Prussians had arrived on time, then Napoleon would most likely have backed out and would have fought another day. The way it happened, his army was far too involved to be pulled out, and Napoleon was utterly defeated.
    • Goofs
      When marking the map indicating the route of Napoleon's soldiers, Sharpe uses a modern-looking, "golf"-sized pencil.
    • Quotes

      Richard Sharpe: [Rallying the South Essex] I'm your colours. I Am.

    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      Over the Hills and Far Away
      Traditional

      Lyrics adapted by John Tams

      Performed by John Tams and Jason Salkey

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    Not the best Sharpe, but okay enough.
    This is one Sharpe that I failed to see on TV when it first came out. And when I finally did see it I had mixed feelings about it. The film is a kind of reunion and last hurrah for Sharpe and what remains of his riflemen. The pros are of course the reunion of characters that we've come to know through the series of films, one of Sharpe's major subplots sees a resolution, and, for good or ill, we see the fates of our riflemen.

    The film itself is rather kludged together. It feels like a patchwork, and the filmed story, not the actual story, but the shots themselves, totter on be incoherent at times, as well as some of the actions of the characters. My guess is that the production team were trying to wind up the film series as best they could, but in the end all they wind up doing is confusing the viewer with some incoherent actions on the part of the main characters.

    That, and the battle of Waterloo is never fully realized. Considering that this is a made for TV movie, and one that has the limitations of a UK budget no less, it's no wonder things are a bit scaled down. We're told references to engagements by the characters here and there as they point to one clump of soldiers and then to another. That's not really a big deal. What is a big deal is that we never see the soldiers maneuvering like they're supposed to be. Again, this isn't Sergey Bondarchuk "Waterloo" with tens of thousands of cheap Soviet soldiers to act as extras, but ITV's version of the same battle on a shoestring budget. That's not really a big deal. But what is a big deal is that the Sharpe production team did need at least a couple hundred more people in costume to really fake the size of the armies. But, we can kind of get over that.

    What I can't get over is that I'm a huge fan of the film series, have read a few of the books, and am at a loss as to what the story in this film is all about. Sharpe actually meanders here and there for no rhyme or reason, and we the audience are left scratching our heads. Certainly not a fault of the excellent thesping going on here, because all the actors hold their own and gives us excellent performances. If fault were to lie somewhere, then it's with both the screenplay artist and director; probably more the latter than the former.

    The final scene and final shot are perhaps how the series should have ended (which it didn't), and is a nice segue into re-watching the films all over again, but the meat of the film could stand to use some tweaking. An interesting project would be to go back and insert scenes with soldiers, or to digitally add more soldiers here and there to really add size and scope to this production. Even so, that's not going to counter for a weak story.

    It's not a film I'd recommend, even for Sharpe fans, but, like the infamous third season of 1960's Star Trek, it is what it is and isn't all that bad I suppose.

    Give it a shot, and judge for yourself.
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    • Release date
      • August 26, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ватерлоо Шарпа
    • Filming locations
      • Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Carlton Television
      • Celtic Films
      • Picture Palace
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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