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Sharpe's Challenge (2006)  link to Sharpe's Challenge on IMDb  

Number: 1600

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IMDb Rating:
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7.6/10 (2.2K votes)

Country: UK, 138 minutes

Spoken languages: English, French, Hindi

Genres: Action, Adventure, History, War

Director(s): Tom Clegg

Storyline:
Sean Bean is back as the swashbuckling hero in Sharpe's Challenge, an action packed mini-series to be shot on location in Rajasthan, India. Two years after the Duke of Wellington crushes Napoleon at Waterloo, dispatches from India tell of a local Maharaja, Khande Rao, who is threatening British interests there. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. When a beautiful general's daughter is kidnapped by the Indian warlord, the tension mounts, leaving Sharpe no option but to pursue the enemy right into its deadly lair. Deep in the heart of enemy territory he also has to keep at bay the beautiful but scheming Regent, Madhuvanthi, who is out to seduce him. The fate of an Empire and the life of a General's daughter lie in one man's hands...

Cast:

Sean Bean Sharpe
Daragh O'Malley Harper
Toby Stephens Dodd
Padma Lakshmi Madhuvanthi
Aurélien Recoing Gudin

Medium: Original DVD, DTS 5.1 - English / DTS-HD Master Audio - English

Location: On The Shelf 16 Disk Set

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen