The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers
6.6

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Directed by: Shekhar Kapur

Overview

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.

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers

Reviews (3)

  • Wuchak (Rated: 6)

    Brits fighting Sudanese rebels in 1884 with Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley and Kate Hudson

    Based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason, a greenhorn British regiment in 1884 is commissioned to Egyptian-ruled Sudan to fight Mahdi rebels. A young officer, Harry (Heath Ledger), unexpectedly resigns and is sh...

  • Filipe Manuel Neto (Rated: 6)

    An elegant, visually beautiful, historically well-made film, but very clean of all the controversies it could address.

    The novel “The Four Feathers” has been adapted for film several times, since the days of silent films. Before seeing this film, I had seen a 1939 version, and the similaritie...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    The loved-up "Harry' (Heath Legder) does the unthinkable and resigns his military commission just as his regiment is about to go into action in North Africa. He thinks of his motives as thoroughly honourable - staying to be with new affianced "Ethne" (Kate Hudson). Sadly for him, though, just about ...

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