Sharpe's Enemy (1994)

Name: Sharpe's Enemy
Director: Tom Clegg
Genre: War, History, Action, Adventure, TV Movie
Released: 1994-06-01
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Hugh Fraser, Pete Postlethwaite

War History Action Adventure TV Movie

Director: Tom Clegg

Cast: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Hugh Fraser, Pete Postlethwaite

7.9

Runtime90 min

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Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage for ransom. Sharpe is given the 60th Rifles and a Rocket troop, as well as his majority to rescue the women. But while Sharpe may be able to deal with his old enemy, he has yet to face a newer threat, the French Major Pierre Ducos.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Sharpe's Enemy, the 1994 TV movie directed by Tom Clegg, has received critical acclaim, with an impressive 7.9/10 rating on IMDb. The film blends elements of war, history, action, and adventure to tell the story of a British officer tasked with rescuing two women held hostage by a band of deserters.

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Sharpe's Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 is the fifteenth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1984. The story is set in 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars.