Movie · 1993
Sharpe's Rifles
Released 5 May 1993 102 min War / Adventure / TV Movie / History More from 1993 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Portugal, 1809. Fast moving, hard-hitting action adventure filmed on location in the Crimea, Portugal and England brings to the screen all the danger, romance and sheer spectacle of one of the bloodiest periods in English warfare. Richard Sharpe rises through the ranks of Wellington’s army by his courageous and daring exploits. He and his men operate behind French lines, risking their lives to undermine Napoleon's forces.
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How old were they?
Simón Andreu
as Major Blas Vivar
Brian Cox
as Major Michael Hogan
Richard Ireson
as Sergeant Williams
John Tams
as Rifleman Daniel Hagman
Julian Fellowes
as Major Warren Dunnett
David Troughton
as General Sir Arthur Wellesley
Tim Bentinck
as Captain John Murray
Daragh O'Malley
as Sergeant Patrick Harper
Assumpta Serna
as Comandante Teresa Moreno
Sean Bean
as Lieutenant Richard Sharpe
Jason Salkey
as Rifleman Harris
Michael Mears
as Rifleman Francis Cooper
Paul Trussell
as Rifleman Isaiah Tongue
Lyndon Davies
as Rifleman Ben Perkins
Martin Jacobs
as Colonel William Lawford
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The numbers
21years between the oldest and youngest billed
52Simón Andreu — oldest on the call sheet
31Jason Salkey — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast