Sharpe's Honour

Starring:Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Hugh Fraser, Michael Byrne, Alice Krige, FÃ©odor Atkine, Nickolas Grace, Michael Mears, John Tams, Jason Salkey, Lyndon Davies, Ron Cook, Matthew Scurfield, Diana Perez, Ricardo VÃ©lez, Jay Benedict, James Saxon, Anna Savva, Mark Burns, Christopher Owen
Director: Tom Clegg
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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British TV series continues apace with "Sharpe's Honour"
Sharpe's Honor
Sharpe has to go undercover to restore his lost honour
Sharp's Honor

Sharpe's Honour
Starring: Sean Bean , Daragh O'Malley , Hugh Fraser , Michael Byrne , and Alice Krige
Director: Tom Clegg
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
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ASIN: B000055WAL
Release Date: 2000-11-28

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Excellent entertainment!.......2007-03-09

In spite of a lifelong fascination with history, I have never had much interest in the Napoleanic era, or the Napoleanic Wars--until I started watching this series. Now we own the entire set, and are acquiring the books on which it is based as rapidly as we can. That alone should indicate how high my opinion of these films is.

If you've read the books, you will find that the timeline has been altered for the movies--but I doubt you will be disappointed. In my opinion, this entire series is one of the best adaptations of book to movie that has ever been done. Both mediums remain emminently enjoyable, and I cannot say that "the books are better than the movies" or "the movie is better than the books." They are entirely complimentary

If you liked Horatio Hornblower and Master and Commander, you will almost certainly enjoy these. Highly recommended!

British TV series continues apace with "Sharpe's Honour".......2007-02-17

Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe novels are among the most beloved stories in historical fiction. Cornwell, a Brit living in America, has captivated fans in his native and adopted homelands with the heroic tales of Sharpe, gutter trash raised from the ranks by Wellington to become a critical officer during the Napoleonic Wars.

The TV adaptations are slightly askew from the novels, but that's no surprise. By the outset of "Sharpe's Honour," Sharpe's beloved wife Teresa, the "Needle" who killed so many Frenchmen, is dead. Sharpe (Sean Bean) grieves, even as Sergeant Harper looks to become a father for the first time.

The French care not for Sharpe's woes, and Major Ducos - Sharpe's sworn enemy - thirsts for revenge. (Napoleon himself wants to see Sharpe ruined!) Ducos convinces the beautiful wife of a Spanish colonel to write a false letter accusing Sharpe of rape, hoping to simultaneously ruin Sharpe and also drive a wedge between Wellington and his Spanish allies.

The letter apparently succeeds, as Sharpe is accused of the murder of the Spanish colonel following their duel. Thanks to the representation by the worst lawyer to ever serve in the English bar, Sharpe is sentenced to death by hanging.

For anyone who has paid attention to the fact that this is the fifth installment in a fourteen DVD pack, it should come as no surprise that Sharpe is not killed. What ensues following his "hanging," however, is a rollicking tale of vengeance, rescue, derring-do, and even a wee bit of honor. Again, there is no electric guitar on the soundtrack to sully the waters, so this is one well-executed if low-budget adventure story. And without giving too much away, even the most cynical Sharpe fan will laugh uproariously as Sharpe does battle with a bunch of protesting Spanish nuns, brandishing a chicken like a battleaxe and taking a few cabbages upside the head.

For fans of the series, this is a must-see. If you're not a fan, grab a copy of Cornwell's first book in the series, "Sharpe's Tiger," and get reading. (It helps to watch the movies if you've already read the novels.)

Sharpe's Honor.......2006-02-05

Being enthralled with the Sharpe series, I have really nothing negative to say about any of the installments. Sharpe's Honour is no different. Following the tragic "Sharpe's Enemey", "..Honor finds Sharpe further put upon by having to restore his tarnished reputation, thanks to a frame-up by his nemesis, Ducos. It's a rousing story, told well, filmed well. The two amusing things of notice is Sharpe's chosen men start to dwindle ridiculously low and This epsiode marks the beginning of the "Love interest of the week" scenerio that will continue in the following stories. Nevertheless, it's a great poignant episode in the series and a must have for any Sharpe collector.

Sharpe has to go undercover to restore his lost honour.......2004-09-02

At the beginning of "Sharpe's Honour," the fifth in the series of television films adapted from the novels of Bernard Cornwell about the maverick officer raised from the ranks by the Duke of Wellington, we discover that Napoleon (Ron Cook) himself is looking forward to our hero's demise. It is 1813 and Bonaparte is retreating from Russia and trying to hold on to Spain, currently ruled by his brother Joseph. Wellington's successes are putting things at risk and the wily Major Ducos (Féodor Atkine) has come up with a plan that will not only result in Sharpe's death, but keep Spain allied with France. The plot hinges on a letter written by the beautiful La Marquesa (Alice Krige) accusing Sharpe (Sean Bean) of rape. Because keeping their potential allies happy might mean more than either Sharpe's honor or life, the truth of the matter might not matter to Wellington (Hugh Fraser) and his own spy master, Major Narin (Michael Byrne).

"Sharpe's Honour" combines a little bit of courtroom drama with a whole bunch of sneaky around behind enemy lines. The plan Ducos has put together is rather complex, trying to put all several pieces into position to solidify the French position in Spain (apparently at this point in time it still pays to expect the Spanish Inquisition), and making doubly sure that Sharpe swings at the end of a rope. Meanwhile, Sergeant Harper (Daragh O'Malley) has to worry not only about Major Sharpe's neck but the impending birth of a child by his wife. Still, for those who like it when Sharpe and Harper are thrown together at every opportunity this Sharpe movie does more than its fair share. There is a classic exchange in this one where Sharpe spies the sergeant and says, "Drunk again, Harper?" Without batting an eye Harper replies, "Oh, me too, sir."

This is a solid offering in the series even if it is not part of the top rank. One of the things I have learned from "Sharpe's Honour" and the previous film, "Sharpe's Enemy," is that Cornwell's stories tend to violate the conventional expectations of such dramas. There are a lot of people that I expect Sharpe to kill in these stories, but he never seems to get to most of them, although they tend to meet their richly deserved fates. But then you know that for our dashing hero being accused of assault by a woman is no reason not for sparks to fly between them. We can only wonder what Napoleon will have in store for Sharpe next on their way to getting together on the field at Waterloo down the road in the fourteenth and final adventure in the series.

Sharp's Honor.......2003-02-02

I was disappointed in the screen play of this great book. I found the book much richer in story. In the book Sharp and the (golden Whore) had known each other in a biblical way from a previous book (Sharps Sword) wherein he also slaughters her evil brother(Colonel Leroux ). In the screen play they do not know each other at all. Also Harper did not accompany Sharp on this Mission to capture La Marquesa,this role was better served by the Spanish boy Angel.

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