By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Sharpe, immediately after winning accolades for capturing a French Eagle, is ordered by Wellington to steal a fortune in Spanish gold. "Sharpe" Sharpe's Gold (TV Episode 1995) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Name. The character of Teresa Moreno, who is introduced in this novel, goes on to play an important role in the following books of the series. See photos of celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Leonardo DiCaprio before they hit the big-time, and revisit their earliest onscreen roles. This is Bernard Cornwell's second novel and according to the author the hardest to write. I used the first ten pages, I think. [5] It was written as a warm-up for his "series of tales about the adventures of a British rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars". Title: Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Richard Sharpe: Sharpe's wounded are cared for by the French surgeons, as the British would do to the French, but the guerrillas can only expect a gruesome death as they mete out to their French opponents. Cox is forced to surrender. They meet the local partisan commander El Catolico, who delights in torturing French prisoners to death. Sharpe is granted a month's leave by Wellington, so he takes the opportunity to renew his acquaintance with Josefina LaCosta, his love interest from Sharpe's Eagle, who has set herself up in Lisbon as an exclusive courtesan. As this strange summer of staying put winds down, one thing remains truer than ever: Books offer us endless adventure and new horizons to... With Wellington outnumbered, the bankrupt army's only hope of avoiding, collapse is a hidden cache of Portuguese gold. Coming Soon. Kearsey makes it clear that he believes that the gold belongs to the Spanish and the purpose of the mission is to return it to them. Sharpe and Lossow depart with their men and the gold before the French forces enter. [2], Although El Catolico and his treasure trove are literary inventions, the guerrillas and gold alluded to in this novel were an important part of the war against France ("the twin allies of British victory"); Cornwell admits that the "Sharpe books do not do justice to the guerillas".[2]. Tell me more about Sharpe's Gold. He was adopted and brought up in Essex by the Wiggins family, who were members of the Peculiar People, a strict Protestant sect who banned frivolity of all kinds and even medicine. The year is 1810, and as rain sweeps the Peninsula, ruin stares the Allied armies in the face. Sharpe is given a secret mission to transport some gold from one place to another. Regal Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. Several of the officers and men place bets on the contest; surprisingly Sharpe only narrowly prevails. Sharpe's Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 (The Sharpe Series) Paperback – 1 Mar. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. Boost your listing on FACEBOOK! General Wellington orders Richard Sharpe to find out what happened to Claud Hardy, one of Major Michael Hogan's exploring officers, who was sent to locate Spanish gold thought to be in the (fictional) hamlet of Casatejada, and to retrieve the gold himself through any means necessary, as Wellington's army is in desperate need of funds. Scriptwriter Nigel Kneale explained, "I didn't use much of [the book]. Teresa returns to the partisans. Love the whole Napoleonic wars era, though I prefer Nelson to Wellington. 6270 NE 49th St. Silver Springs, FL 34488. In my opinion it is the worst of the nine. Sharpe's Gold is fun and would be considere British army officer Richard Sharpe is sent on a secretive mission in Spain, almost a fool's errand, to obtain rumored gold. Sharpe’s Gold by Bernard Cornwell is another enjoyable volume in Cornwell’s Napoleonic War series featuring our hero, Richard Sharpe. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. This is in the care of El Catolico, a devious and selfish Spanish partisan, who wants it for himself. The books tells a fictionalised account of the destruction of Almeida which, as Cornwell notes "conveniently for a writer of fiction",[3] remains a mystery. Then I had an idea which would be more fun to do. On the way, they repel an attack by French cavalry led by Lieutenant Barbier (Julian Sims). I do remember a splendid scene with Sergeant Patrick Harper and a dungheap and that Sharpe meets the first of his wives while trying to rescue a great pile of Spanish gold.