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The Four Feathers
Paramount Pictures (2002)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
131 mins
PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Heath LedgerHarry Faversham
Wes BentleyJack Durrance
Mohamed BouichSudanese Storyteller
Campbell BrownDervish Ansar
Daniel CaltagironeGustave
James CosmoCol. Sutch
Andy CoumbeColonel Other Regiment
Angela DouglasAunt Mary
Karim DoukkaliEgyptian Orderly
Lucy GordonIsabelle
Megan HallMillie
James HillierDrunken Corporal
Nick HolderBritish Lion
Djimon HounsouAbou Fatma
Kate HudsonEthne Eustace
Alex JenningsColonel Hamilton
Director Shekhar Kapur
Producer Laurie Borg
Paul Feldsher
Writer A.E.W. Mason
Michael Schiffer
Cinematography Robert Richardson
Musician James Horner
The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who 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 which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.