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The Four Feathers is a 2002 war drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur and starring Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Djimon Hounsou and Kate Hudson. Set during the British Army's Gordon Relief Expedition (late 1884 to early 1885) in Sudan , well after the formation of Mahdiyya , it tells the story of a young man accused of cowardice .
- $35 million
- James Horner
- 20 September 2002
Sep 20, 2002 · The Four Feathers: Directed by Shekhar Kapur. With Wes Bentley, Mohamed Bouich, Campbell Brown, Daniel Caltagirone. A young British officer resigns his commission just before his regiment is sent to battle and soon receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they view as his cowardice.
- Shekhar Kapur
- 2 min
The Four Feathers: Directed by Zoltan Korda. With John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez. A British Army officer resigns, burning his last-day summons to war in the Sudan.
- (6.4K)
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Zoltan Korda
- 1939-08-04
Sep 13, 2002 · This version of "The Four Feathers", with altered plot events, is the latest in a long line of cinematic adaptations of the 1902 novel "The Four Feathers" by A.E.W. Mason.
- (1.1K)
- Shekhar Kapur
- PG-13
- Heath Ledger
A movie review of Shekhar Kapur's adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's novel about a British soldier who resigns his commission and becomes a desert commando in the Sudan. The reviewer criticizes the film for its characters, coincidences, and lack of doubt about the White Man's Burden. The film is a skillful update of the imperialist swashbuckler genre, with epic battle scenes and a desert prince as a hero.
Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancée give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice, but little do they know he's actually going ...
Watch The Four Feathers with a subscription on Max, rent on Prime Video, or buy on Prime Video. When English soldier Harry Faversham (John Clements) attempts to leave military service just before ...
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