Starring: Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Toby Stephens, Padma Lakshmi, Aurélien Recoing Directed By: Tom Clegg Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: BBC Warner Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 05, 2006 Running Time: 138 minutes Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Product Description: A year after the battle of Waterloo dispatches from India warn that a local Maharaja is threatening British interests. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. The last scout sent Sharpe's best friend Sergeant Harper -- has gone missing and reports suggests that the real power behind the risings is Colonel Dodd a malcontent East India Company Officer and that the Maharaja has gathered into his impregnable fort. Once inside the fort things do not quite go as Sharpe has planned.Running Time: 138 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051267023 Manufacturer No: E2670
Amazon.com: If the fearless Richard Sharpe is the Indiana Jones of His Majesty's colonial army, then Sean Bean is the dashing, captivating Harrison Ford of the adventure series--handsome, rugged, and charismatic. Bean, who proves here he's every bit the international action star, brings his righteous determination to this installment of the popular Bernard Cornwell Sharpe series. Set in the early 19th century, when the British Empire has a lot of skirmishes to quell and rebellions to quash, Sharpe's Challenge brings our hero to remote India, where a renegade British officer has joined forces with a local rajah, wreaking havoc on civilians and His Majesty's troops as well. At the behest of the Duke of Wellington, Sharpe sets off to India on what will prove a wildly unpredictable and dangerous mission, with kidnappings, horrific assassinations (a nail into the top of the skull is a preferred method), and treachery at every turn. The cast, including Toby Stephens as Dodd, Michael Cochrane as the sneering Simmerson, the delightful Irish actor Daragh O'Malley as Sharpe's loyal sidekick, and the lovely Padma Lakshmi as a sultry force to be reckoned with, are uniformly strong. But it's Bean, with his world-weary demeanor and craggily handsome features, who commands this rollicking yarn. The film, shown on British television, was shot on location in glorious, dusty, romantic Rajasthan, India, and the whole effect is equal parts Raiders of the Lost Ark, Master and Commander, and the American TV hit House, with Bean wearing heroism and cynicism quite comfortably, thank you very much. Extras include a behind-the-scenes documentary and some deleted scenes. --A.T. Hurley
More Sharpe's aventures What do you expect, wel it is in here again. Sharpe's at it again and lots of action.
More fun and adventure from Sharpe! I own all of the Sharpe movies, so I was really excited when I found out that this movie was out. It's based loosely on Sharpe's Tiger which can confuse some things because the movie takes place after all the other movies whereas the book takes place before all the other books. They had to twist a few things to make it fit. Even though a different production company made it, it's up to par with the other movies though I dearly miss the introduction..
A challenge indeed! As someone completely ignorant of the Sharpe series I was impressed with Sharpe's Challenge and look forward to the rest. the script is excellent and it has been masterfully produced. I had expected action and was not dissapointed; the swordfighting alone is spectacular. The partnership between Sharpe and Patrick is moving, particularly when the bond of friendship is put to the ultimate test. Captain Dodd is all a villain ought to be, handsome but ruthless. The tension between and within the English and Indian cultures is well balanced and realistically portrayed.All in all, a gem, sure to become another classic. Well done.
Sharpes Challenge I am an avid Sean Bean fan and it all began with Richard Sharpe! This next phase in his career is a nice touch to the Sharpe's saga. I thouroughly enjoyed this addition!!
Sharpe Returns I really love the Sharpe Series. And this current movie is no exception but, for that it is based on a novel that chronologicaly preceeds the other sharpe stories. I would have prefered a fresh original story. Nevertheless, Sean Bean delivers his usual great performance. I look forward to more dramatizations of this great historical fiction character.
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