The Four Feathers

• 6.619 Action
• 2002-09-08
• 132 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Shekhar Kapur

Writer:

Hossein Amini Michael Schiffer