Movie

Sharpe: The Legend

1997 · 90 min

A gritty, nostalgic war reminiscence with rough charm and hard-won camaraderie.

Overview: Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, memory, loyalty, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
memory
loyalty
survival
class
Places: military
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild