
Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the King's Colors (the regiment's royal flag) are captured in battle, Sharpe vows to regain the regiment's honor by capturing a French standard: an Imperial Eagle.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the King's Colors (the regiment's royal flag) are captured in battle, Sharpe vows to regain the regiment's honor by capturing a French standard: an Imperial Eagle.
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| User ReviewLone Wsharpe is the best love all of sharpes stuff |
| User ReviewSam PI watched Sharpeâ(TM)s Eagle earlier today, number 2 in the list of Sharpeâ(TM)s TV Series I am watching. I particularly enjoyed the novel, it was the first Sharpe novel I ever read, and I always enjoyed the film. It was great to see Teresa return, and also it was the introduction of Lord Simmerson, who granted is a prat in the series, but an interesting character in the episode. But one surprise was realizing that Daniel Craig was in it as one of Lord Simmersonâ(TM)s lackeys, so cold and demonic in his stance, I was very impressed by him. But now, I am excited for the next episode, which contains the evil Obadiah Hakeswill⦠|
| User ReviewBevan SSharpe movies are a blast. Real cool derring do, with enough in the way of engrossing cliches mixed with surprising humanity. |
| User ReviewDavid MFirst, let me start be saying I can't believe this is now over 20 years old! (It was released in 1993). Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, and with a pre-Bond-villain Sean Bean in the lead role, this was only the 2nd TV movie in the series, based on what was (then) the 2nd in the series of novels. I say 'then', as Cornwell later produced many prequel stories, some of which have also been adapted for TV. In this one (as in the novel), Sharpe is given a commission in the newly-raised South Essex, which suffers at the hands of it's Commanding Officer Henry Simmerson and manages to lose it's colours (i.e. Regimental Flag) - the ultimate disgrace for a battalion - leading Sharpe to vow he will capture a French Eagle to make up for the loss. As a made-for-TV production, it's true that the budget constraints do show (especially in the final battle of Talavera), but this still manages to stick pretty closely to the events of the book. I'd still *love* to see a big-screen adaptation of one of the novels, though! |
| User ReviewNate AA very good cast and not as good story (this episode) perhaps, but as a series Sharpe's superb! |