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Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, War Violence Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 03/20/2001 Format: DVD Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: BFS Entertainment Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Adventure, Historical Film, Adventure Drama, Costume Adventure, Period Film

Sean Bean stars as Richard Sharpe in this made-for-TV adaptation of a historical novel by Bernard Cornwell. Brave British soldier Richard Sharpe is ordered by Wellington (Hugh Fraser) to accompany Colonel Brand (Mark Strong) for a risky mission in French territory. However, Sharpe soon learns that Brand is not as loyal as he had believed, and that his duplicity could put them both in grave danger. Meanwhile, Sharpe's wife has grown weary of having an absentee husband. Sharpe's Mission was the 11th of 15 Richard Sharpe adventures Sean Bean would star in for British television. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Sean Bean - Richard Sharpe

Tom Clegg once again directs Sean Bean in the continuing adventures of fictional Napoleonic War figure Richard Sharpe. Sharpe's Mission comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but fans of the series and historical drama enthusiasts should enjoy this title from BFS. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide