United Kingdom / Oct 13, 1997 / VHS
Sharpe: The Legend (1997)
Directed by Paul Wilmshurst
1h 30minruntime
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Plot
Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Burns | Pakenham |
| Michael Byrne | Nairn |
| Katia Caballero | Josefina |
| Amira Casar | Catherine |
| Scott Cleverdon | Price |
| Michael Cochrane | Simmerson |
| Brian Cox | Hogan |
| Daniel Craig | Berry |
| Abigail Cruttenden | Jane Gibbons |
| Lyndon Davies | Perkins |
| Alexis Denisof | Rossendale |
| Neil Dickson | Uxbridge |
| Nicholas Farrell | Fenner |
| Julian Fellowes | Prince Regent |
| Hugh Fraser | Wellington |
| Philip Glenister | Truman |
| Nolan Hemmings | Denny |
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| Douglas Henshall | Wickham |
| Tom Hodgkins | Wigram |
| Elizabeth Hurley | Lady Farthingdale |
| Adam James | Carline |
| Malcolm Jamieson | Colonel de L'Eclin |
| Morgan Jones | Kelly |
| Nicholas Jones | Fletcher |
| Alice Krige | La Marquesa |
| Mark Lambert | Girdwood |
| Caroline Langrishe | Lady Anne Camoynes |
| James Laurenson | Ross (archive footage) |
| Michael Mears | Cooper |
| Gavan O'Herlihy | Leroy |
| Daragh O'Malley | Harper |
| Cécile Paoli | Lucille |
| Robert Patterson | Lynch |
| Pete Postlethwaite | Hakeswill |
| Warren Saire | Shellington |
| Jason Salkey | Harris |
| Andrew Schofield | Pope |
| Assumpta Serna | Teresa |
| Simon Smith | Yokel |
| Mark Strong | Brand |
| John Tams | Hagman |
| Benedict Taylor | Lawford |
| Oliver Tobias | Rebecque |
| David Troughton | Wellesley |
| Paul Trussell | Tongue |
| Marc Warren | Rymer |
| Peter Wear | Minister |
| Philip Whitchurch | Frederickson |
Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sharpe: The Legend |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Celtic Films Entertainment, Picture Palace |
| Release date | 13 ottobre 1997 |
| Production | Katherine Hedderly |
| Writer | Kate Carysfort |
| Editing | Peter Elliott, Keith Palmer, Richard Colton |
| Cinematography | Nuala Campbell |
| Assistant directors | Paul Wilmshurst |
| Camera operators | Nuala Campbell |
| Additional photography | Nuala Campbell |
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| Music | John Tams, Dominic Muldowney |
| Sound | John Tams, Dominic Muldowney |
| Collection | Sharpe Collection |
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