The Four Feathers

"Freedom. Country. Honor. Passion. To save his best friend, one man must risk everything he loves."

Sep 20 2002 PG-13 2h 12m
Action, Adventure, Drama

A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.

Plot

Harry Feversham is a British Army officer. When his regiment is sent to fight in the Sudan, he resigns his commission. His three closest friends and fellow officers view him as a coward and each send him a white feather, a symbol of cowardice. His fiancée has the same view and does the same. Humiliated by this, Feversham sets off to the Sudan to redeem his honour.

Written by

A.E.W. Mason, Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini

Directed by

Shekhar Kapur

Cast

Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Blinding Edge Pictures, Marty Katz Productions, Dune Films, Belhaven Limited, Jaffilms Inc., Miramax, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Four Feathers - Trailer [High Quality]
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