Sharpe’s Challenge (2006): Cast & Plot
Sharpe’s Challenge is a 2006 adventure historical film directed by Tom Clegg, starring Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, Hugh Fraser and Padma Lakshmi. It runs 2 hours 18 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 18m (138 min)
- Director
- Tom Clegg
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Celtic Films Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sharpe’s Challenge About?
The premise of Sharpe’s Challenge without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Sean Bean returns as the daring Major Sharpe in the action‑filled mini‑series Sharpe’s Challenge, filmed in Rajasthan, India. Two years after Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate Maharaja Khande Rao, whose aggression threatens British interests. Sharpe must rescue a general’s kidnapped daughter, outwit the scheming Regent Madhuvanthi, and confront the warlord deep in hostile territory, with an empire’s fate at stake.
Sharpe’s Challenge Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female topless nudity
- bicorne
- flogging
- renegade soldier
- siege
- bound and gagged
- regent
- reference to waterloo
- spy
- female nudity
- woman's clothes ripped off
- bath
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- india
- hero
- duke of wellington
- fifteenth part
- army
- two man army
- soldier
- british soldier
- combat
- bayonet
- stabbed with a bayonet
- stabbed with a sword
- sword
- sword fight
- rescue
- rescue mission
- flintlock rifle
- flintlock pistol
- musket
- battlefield
- battle
- violence
- horse
- cavalry charge
- cavalry
- desert
- sand
- ambush
- turban
- hindu
- blood
- brutality
- opening action scene
- swashbuckler
- rebel army
- fistfight
- whipping
- whip
Sharpe’s Challenge Cast & Characters
Sean Bean leads the cast as Richard Sharpe, with Hugh Fraser as Wellington and Padma Lakshmi as Madhuvanthi. Directed by Tom Clegg; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tom Clegg
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Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe - Hugh Fraser as Wellington
- Padma Lakshmi as Madhuvanthi
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Toby Stephens as Dodd
Also Starring in Sharpe’s Challenge
· 9 more- Daragh O'Malley Sgt. Harper
- Peter Symonds Burroughs
- Lucy Brown Celia Burroughs
- Michael Cochrane Simmerson
- Peter-Hugo Daly Sergeant Shadrach Bickerstaff
- Alyy Khan Mohan Singh
- Lex Shrapnel Lawrence
- Michael Elwyn Rawlinson
- Nicholas Blane Crosby
More from Tom Clegg
More films directed by Tom Clegg: Bravo Two Zero, Sharpe’s Waterloo, Sharpe’s Justice and Sharpe’s Revenge.
Sharpe’s Challenge Plot Summary
What happens in Sharpe’s Challenge from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film opens with a flashback to 1803 in India, where [Sean Bean] as Richard Sharpe leads a patrol to an East India Company outpost. They arrive just before a group of supposedly friendly soldiers led by [Toby Stephens] as Major William Dodd launches a surprise attack, killing almost the entire garrison and making off with the payroll. Sharpe is wounded and survives by playing dead.
Full summary
The whole story of Sharpe’s Challenge, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Sharpe’s Challenge?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 9
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- Question 5: not answered
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- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
Which officer summons Richard Sharpe back to London for a final mission?
Sharpe’s Challenge Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “Испытание королевского стрелка Шарпа” and “Die Scharfschützen - Das letzte Gefecht”.
- Also known as
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- Испытание королевского стрелка Шарпа
- Die Scharfschützen - Das letzte Gefecht
- Sharpe - Indiai küldetés
- האתגר של שארפ
- Misja pułkownika Sharpe'a
- Изпитанието на Шарп
- Richard Sharpe - Nebezpečné poslání
- Sharpeova výzva
- 沙普的挑战
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Movies Like Sharpe’s Challenge
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Sharpe’s Enemy, Sharpe’s Company and Sharpe’s Sword.
Sharpe’s Challenge FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Sharpe’s Challenge, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sharpe’s Challenge?
Sharpe’s Challenge runs 2 hours 18 minutes (138 minutes).
When was Sharpe’s Challenge released?
Sharpe’s Challenge was released on April 23, 2006.
Who directed Sharpe’s Challenge?
Sharpe’s Challenge was directed by Tom Clegg.
More films by Tom Clegg Who is in the cast of Sharpe’s Challenge?
Sharpe’s Challenge stars Sean Bean as Richard Sharpe, Hugh Fraser as Wellington and Padma Lakshmi as Madhuvanthi, among 13 credited actors.
Does Sharpe’s Challenge have a post-credit scene?
No. Sharpe’s Challenge has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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