The Four Feathers (2002)

Directed by

Shekhar Kapur

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 599 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young British officer resigns from the army just before his regiment heads to battle in Sudan. His friends and fiancée send him white feathers as symbols of cowardice. He then secretly follows them to prove his bravery and redeem himself.

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What happens

The Four Feathers is a 2002 epic 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. This film, 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. Other versions of the story have been set in the 1890s, with different battle events. It was roughly based on the White Feather Campaign during World War I. The Four Feathers was released on 20 September 2002 by Paramount Pictures in the United States and by Miramax International in international markets. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $29 million against a $35 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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