Sharpe's Challenge

2006 2h 18m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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Sean Bean is back as the swashbuckling hero in Sharpe's Challenge, an action packed mini-series to be shot on location in Rajasthan, India. Two years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches from India tell of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, who is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. When a beautiful general's daughter is kidnapped by the Indian warlord, the tension mounts, leaving Sharpe no option but to pursue the enemy right into its deadly lair. Deep in the heart of enemy territory he also has to keep at bay the beautiful but scheming Regent, Madhuvanthi, who is out to seduce him. The fate of an Empire and the life of a General's daughter lie in one man's hands...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sean Bean
Richard Sharpe
Padma Lakshmi
Madhuvanthi
Daragh O'Malley
Sgt. Harper
Toby Stephens
Dodd
Lucy Brown
Celia Burroughs
Michael Cochrane
Simmerson
Hugh Fraser
Wellington
Nicholas Blane
Crosby

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Clegg
Writers: Russell Lewis
Languages: German, English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sharpe Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Sean Bean and Padma Lakshmi and Daragh O'Malley carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0480002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom Clegg directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
3Part of the "Sharpe Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Sean Bean and Padma Lakshmi and Daragh O'Malley carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0480002 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 138 min · 2h 18m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Sharpe's Challenge (2006)

Part of

Sharpe Collection

Richard Sharpe is the dashing maverick British rifleman fighting against Napoleon in 19th century Europe in this British television series. Based on the best-selling novels by Bernard Cornwell, the series also stars Assumpta Serna as Teresa, Daragh O'Malley as Harper, Abigail Cruttenden as Jane and Cecile Paoli as Lucille.