Sharpe's Sword |  | Director: Tom Clegg
Actors: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, John Tams, Jason Salkey, Emily Mortimer
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: BFSD98607D
ISBN: 0773316078
UPC: 066805916076
EAN: 9780773316072
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2006
Release Date: November 28, 2000
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Studio: Bfs Ent & Multimedia Limi Release Date: 11/28/2000 Run time: 100 minutes
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 Historical and bloody with a touch of humor October 5, 2009
moviegeek (Silverdale, Wa USA)
The Sharpe's movies loosely follow the Bernard Cornwell books they are based on. The books recreate most of the major battles the British fought in India, Portugal, Spain and France from 1799 through the 1815 battle of Waterloo. The campaigns are well described. Richard Sharpe is a fictional character that somehow manages to be in all the battles as he works his way up from an enlisted soldier to a Colonel. This was no easy feat in the British army in which all officers were aristicatic "gentlemen". The Sharpe's movies are made-for-TV but do not have the look of made-for-TV movies. They have action, humor and historically most are somewhat accurate. These are very entertaining movies.
Awesome March 19, 2009
Movieaholic
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this for my husband for his birthday he is a big fan of the Sharpe's series. He like's the set over the indiviual disks - takes less space in the DVD Rack. Sean Bean is excellent as Sharp and the actor who plays Wellington is more true the the actual Duke then others I have seen - according to my family history - he is accuratly portrayed.
If you like history and like to see it from the point of view of those who lived through it (not just the more famous figures) this is a very good series to get - We will eventully have the whole set.
 Familiar, but good December 16, 2008
kristin724 (New Jersey USA)
You would think there's nothing new to say about Sharpe's Sword- the eighth film in the British television series. In some ways, actually, there isn't. Sharpe's Sword retreads familiar ground, but refreshes the oft-told storyline with romance, villainy, and charm.
Sword opens with French Colonel Leroux (Patrick Fierry) ambushing a religious convoy. Only young Lass (Emily Mortimer) escapes, too shocked to say anything when Major Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean) and his men rescue her. Sharpe also captures Leroux in a skirmish, but he has switched coats with his aide and claims to be a simple soldier. Sharpe doubts Leroux's story, but is tied by Major Munro (Hugh Ross) and Lord Jack Spears (James Purefoy) ruling against him. Sharpe and Spears, however, become friends on their mission. Munro needs them to ensure the safety of Wellington's master spy, El Matador. Unfortunately, Sharpe's nemesis Sir Henry Simmerson (Michael Cochrane) runs the politics impeding Sharpe's way.
There's a lot to cover in Sharpe's Sword and yet it can read like the likes of fan fiction: Sharpe Beds Mute Girl. On one hand the storylines in Sword seem a bit preposterous, yet they are dang good, too. Everyone has something to do here. Sharpe and each guest star, Harper, Harris, Hagman, Ramona. Everyone has a chance to prove his or her love, loyalty, worth, honor, or villainy. Not as ridiculous as Sharpe's Gold, but Sword even has a bit of realistic mysticism to it. The power of a love, loyalty, and religion is examined well here.
Like Sharpe's Battle before, Sean Bean's titular character is not necessarily the star of this episode. Sure everything that happens does so because of him, but Bean spends a large portion of the film convalescing. Sword is carried by the fine performances of Daragh O'Malley, Diana Perez as Ramona, and Emily Mortimer as Lass. It's never easy to act without speaking, and the ambiguity of Mortimer and John Kavanagh as Father Curtis add to the story. The villains are vile as ever. It is quite bad on my part, but I couldn't tell if Spears really didn't have an arm or not. But of course I looked up where I had seen Purefoy before, and well, Rome, yeah, he's got both arms! Good film trickery and acting all around.
Sharpe's Sword fortunately utilizes new locations this time around. I don't know how authentic the fort is, but it looks cool. The monastery and library also look lovely and peaceful-a flowery break in the midst of war. The battles are quite fine in Sword as well. The turns the action takes are unexpected, even though Sharpe really shouldn't be charging a fort after the wounds he sustains. It's a little unbelievable, but if you're still watching this far in the series, you don't mind routing for the miraculously healed Sharpe.
Of course, there are still no subtitles or digital perfection, but Sharpe's Sword has well done action, acting, loyalty, and betrayal. Not bad for Sharpe Beds Mute Girl.
sharpe's sword August 26, 2008
William R. Laraby
it is hard not to repeat oneself when there are thirteen dvd's to review. excellent.
Carries on the Tradition in Grand Style April 20, 2007
W. Wood (Newton, AL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw my first movie, "Sharpe's Gold" on A&E and became hooked. I am currently on my quest to collect the entire series on DVD, with the Complete Collection being out of my price range, the smaller collections work out just fine! This second "mini-collection" carries on the standards of excellence set by the first movies. Of course, I wish the budgets had been higher for the film, but the directors and producers do quite well with what they have.
The charm of the Sharpe's films isn't necessarily spectacle, though there is room in the very subject matter for that, but character and personality. The actors are all superb. In all the Sharpe's movies (and I've seen most of them) I can't recall one performance that wasn't spot-on. The actors are superb, the friendship and bond between Sharpe and his "Chosen Men" is touching, amusing, and entertaining. You like these people and despise those whom they despise. Great job!
I can't help but wonder if there had been a higher budget, the acting and character development might have taken a back seat to pyrotechnics and spectacle. Not every spectacular film can rise to the level of "Lord of the Rings."
It is also refreshing to see Sean Bean, whose made a career out of playing criminals and sleazeballs, play a good guy - and do a great job of it.
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