It must have been difficult to keep on those shakos during a running battle. The air resistance would have been pushing the hat back off the head and disrupting the concentration of the soldier. Sure, it made them look taller but practically, it was silly. And keeping that white cover clean in the field must have been hard.
hi. Does anyone know what that white cover/ bandage shit is that the French infantrymen always seem to wear over their hat/ headdress? looks like ... a big white cover?! is it a waterproof cover? lol cant seem to find this info anywhere.
there's some clearly visible on the soldiers hat at 1:04 and onwards through that scene.
@MajBlood French was the European 'lingua franca' until the start of the transport Revolution say 1840, then English usurped that role, although a few states remained francophonic - as Russia and in diplomacy the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
@suelizjohnson French was the universal language before English. Funny when you think about it, before the British Empire. The only place that spoke English was a tiny country in Europe, not unlike the Danish language in Denmark.
I've heard a lot of bashing of the electric guitar but you can't beat that opening riff if I am 115 years old and that gets played I will think of Sean Bean and Daragh O Malley
Actually if you trace Sean Beans family tree back, his great grandfather was shipped to Aus on criminal charges. So he has got a Aus twang to his voice as he spent time their as a young boy, working on his grandfathers pigeon egg farm.
Better LATER than never. You were lucky, this show is absolutely amazing. I'm still surprised they showed this in my country in the late 90's. Probably because it didn't cost much.
no way man, he's been in a number of good movies, and he's like a bit of a super hunk type actor, doesn't feel all too real, a bit too australian-ish for my liking. I overall like the rest of the cast for this show though, ugly enough for me XD
He's awesome on AGOT, and amusingly, almost exactly like Sharpe: serious, dour, duty-minded, with a wry sense of humor, and with a deep care for his family and friends.
Just take away his rifle and replace it with a sword really.
I find it vaguely amusing that because of Sharpe and GoldenEye he's basically pidgeonholed into one of two roles: the dour, duty-minded, but honorable soldier, and the foreign traitor bad guy.
Which one he is in which generally depends on how American the director of the film is usually.
Say....isnt the actor playing Boney the admiral's steward in Hornblower..?I believe it was Pellew's steward the one who escaped to America??
TheSmallfire66 1 month ago
It must have been difficult to keep on those shakos during a running battle. The air resistance would have been pushing the hat back off the head and disrupting the concentration of the soldier. Sure, it made them look taller but practically, it was silly. And keeping that white cover clean in the field must have been hard.
Songsmirth 6 months ago
Why is Napoleon speaking English? The French speak French in every other one.
dog75k 6 months ago 2
@dog75k
More important roles for French characters in this particular episode. Assume they're speaking French and it's being translated for you.
TheBType 2 months ago
4:58 "Hello, fire"
Fundamentis 6 months ago
It's Sharpe's HONOUR not honor.
tuberesu 7 months ago 5
@tuberesu
The uploader is probably an American. Chill your beans and watch the BEAN himself.
GrawrawrLPs 7 months ago
So cool that they showed us Napoleon for an episode.
MajBlood 10 months ago
hi. Does anyone know what that white cover/ bandage shit is that the French infantrymen always seem to wear over their hat/ headdress? looks like ... a big white cover?! is it a waterproof cover? lol cant seem to find this info anywhere.
there's some clearly visible on the soldiers hat at 1:04 and onwards through that scene.
mistermarcus07 10 months ago
@mistermarcus07 Marshal Ney's cavalry masked their shakos to prevent mud masking the tricolore. In battle the white 'couvert' is taken off.
parabat7 10 months ago
@parabat7 why thank you very much parabat : ) This will no longer irritate me !
mistermarcus07 10 months ago
they couldn't afford Al Pacino this is ITV 3 in the UK, not HBO
Starbuck827 10 months ago 2
aww man i want to thank u for having all the ep. of Sharpe...Great Movie soo far
Czarxyz 11 months ago
I can't seem to escape the idea that Napoleon's 'French' accent has traces of a light Scottish one.
tyrannusBE 1 year ago
Sean bean is really good in all the sharps, well play and adapted as he looks nothing like the guy in the books :L
fisher532 1 year ago
You spelled honour wrong.
MajBlood 1 year ago
@MajBlood French was the European 'lingua franca' until the start of the transport Revolution say 1840, then English usurped that role, although a few states remained francophonic - as Russia and in diplomacy the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
parabat7 10 months ago
lol according to that caption thing he is major ratio of chopped
roflrocketrofl 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading :) I hope you have all episodes in store. I`ve watched the first 4 episodes so far (on your chanel)
ChrisF1979 1 year ago
Language:
French revolution -
* French spoken in 'salons' in Spain and England
French spoken by Russian officers around this time - by Napoleon <All Europe<s Bayonets will not make me alter my language...
French, German, english, Italian etc. spoken by esp. the Guard...
suelizjohnson 2 years ago
@suelizjohnson French was the universal language before English. Funny when you think about it, before the British Empire. The only place that spoke English was a tiny country in Europe, not unlike the Danish language in Denmark.
MajBlood 1 year ago
hmm... the more i watch this series, the more i get used to that cheesy riff.
it suits the character of sharpe in its tone
rafale1981 2 years ago 2
I've heard a lot of bashing of the electric guitar but you can't beat that opening riff if I am 115 years old and that gets played I will think of Sean Bean and Daragh O Malley
DouglasEdward84 2 years ago 4
Actually if you trace Sean Beans family tree back, his great grandfather was shipped to Aus on criminal charges. So he has got a Aus twang to his voice as he spent time their as a young boy, working on his grandfathers pigeon egg farm.
Drew82a 2 years ago
@Drew82a: You're serious?!
NobleKorhedron 1 year ago
the french speak english in this one?
hellmuth878 2 years ago
Best Line
Dunk again Harper?
Ohh.. me to sir.
gv1955 3 years ago 4
aye
Greenhorsemanship 3 years ago
few qauilty shows like this in America.
im glad i stumbled over this when looking for Empire Total War :)
gabba1gabba1hey 3 years ago 6
hah same here but with imperial glory, which is pretty much just a total war copy but in the 1800s, much like empire total war
Greenhorsemanship 3 years ago 4
yeah i've played imperial glory.
fun game
gabba1gabba1hey 3 years ago
it's all right, but it's really buggy and might have been designed a million times better :P
It's like a copy of total war but with some of the best parts left out to avoid copyright
Greenhorsemanship 3 years ago
yeah haha.
i actually tried playing it yesterday, impossible to go back to once you play Total war II
gabba1gabba1hey 3 years ago
A million ?
So in that game you can see wther or not they a full supply of of extra hats.
gv1955 3 years ago
its a graet game
CJL1194 3 years ago
Better LATER than never. You were lucky, this show is absolutely amazing. I'm still surprised they showed this in my country in the late 90's. Probably because it didn't cost much.
Lachausis 2 years ago
lol you cannot spell honour
elthorath 3 years ago
Sean Bean = underrated actor.
kapelmuur 3 years ago 63
no way man, he's been in a number of good movies, and he's like a bit of a super hunk type actor, doesn't feel all too real, a bit too australian-ish for my liking. I overall like the rest of the cast for this show though, ugly enough for me XD
Greenhorsemanship 3 years ago
australian??? he's a yorkshireman
marv2200 3 years ago 5
"Too Australian-ish"? Sean Bean has probably never been to Australia.
gnarkillkicksass 3 years ago 4
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Greenhorsemanship 3 years ago
hes sean bean, the alpha male . dont mess
gloran1 3 years ago 6
he's not even australian u dunce he's english... honestly some people!!!.
matt2house 2 years ago 2
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spiritgirl2796 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@matt2house: A little Irish too i think...
spiritgirl2796 2 years ago
No, I have no idea what you mean.
Nightgaun7 2 years ago
hm... don't quite know what I meant meself back there...
Greenhorsemanship 2 years ago
@kapelmuur - Not in Britain. Over here he's a household name. I'm looking forward to seeing him in Game of Thrones.
richiebabe24 10 months ago
@richiebabe24
He's awesome on AGOT, and amusingly, almost exactly like Sharpe: serious, dour, duty-minded, with a wry sense of humor, and with a deep care for his family and friends.
Just take away his rifle and replace it with a sword really.
TheBType 8 months ago
@kapelmuur
I find it vaguely amusing that because of Sharpe and GoldenEye he's basically pidgeonholed into one of two roles: the dour, duty-minded, but honorable soldier, and the foreign traitor bad guy.
Which one he is in which generally depends on how American the director of the film is usually.
TheBType 8 months ago
@TheBType From what Bean .. and many other actors say .. playing the villain is much more fun for them, and meatier parts!
Astraea52 6 months ago
The napoleon actor was in waking the dead the other week. It was about serbs and stuff. I think he was also in the Film 'Hot Fuzz' !
Drew82a 3 years ago
the first I saw sharpe was on tv (half through) do you have the 1 were he defends a fort with clam(lime) dust
pdmdragon 3 years ago
thT'S SHARPE'S seige. that is like the 10th episode i believe.
ShinigamiTiger99 3 years ago
their napoleon actor sucks...
they should've got al pacino, lol.
LDD86 3 years ago 28
"Waterloo? Forget about it"! LOL
MAXIMILIANAIRE 3 years ago
@LDD86 Then Pacino could be his own little friend.
agentlimez 11 months ago