The Four Feathers
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Directed by Shekhar Kapur
Heath Ledger
Harry Faversham
Wes Bentley
Jack Durrance
Kate Hudson
Ethne Eustace
Djimon Hounsou
Abou Fatma
Alex Jennings
Colonel Hamilton
Michael Sheen
William Trench
Lucy Gordon
Isabelle
James Cosmo
Col. Sutch
Angela Douglas
Aunt Mary
Daniel Caltagirone
Gustave
Mohamed Bouich
Sudanese Storyteller
Campbell Brown
Dervish Ansar
Andy Coumbe
Colonel Other Regiment
Karim Doukkali
Egyptian Orderly
Megan Hall
Millie
James Hillier
Drunken Corporal
Production
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Release
2002
Runtime
132 min
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