Freedom. Country. Honor. Passion. To save his best friend, one man must risk everything he loves.
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 (2002) is a action, adventure, drama, romance and war film directed by Shekhar Kapur, released on September 8, 2002 with a runtime of 2h 12m. It stars Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson and Djimon Hounsou. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 609 ratings.
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Heath Ledger
as Harry Faversham
Wes Bentley
as Jack Durrance
Kate Hudson
as Ethne Eustace
Djimon Hounsou
as Abou Fatma
Alex Jennings
as Colonel Hamilton
Michael Sheen
as William Trench
Lucy Gordon
as Isabelle
James Cosmo
as Col. Sutch
Angela Douglas
as Aunt Mary
Daniel Caltagirone
as Gustave
Mohamed Bouich
as Sudanese Storyteller
Campbell Brown
as Dervish Ansar
Directed by Shekhar Kapur, written by A.E.W. Mason, Hossein Amini and Michael Schiffer, produced by Stanley R. Jaffe, Marty Katz and Robert Jaffe.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 609 ratings.
***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 shamed as a coward by his three best friends (e.g. Wes Bentley) and fiancée (Kate Hudson). After the negative fallout he…
Reviewed on May 21, 2019
**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 similarities of both films are almost as striking as their differences. Which one will be the closest to the original novel? I don't…
Reviewed on December 31, 2022
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 everyone else thinks he has gone a bit yellow and deliver him the ultimate symbol of cowardice - a single white…
Reviewed on June 6, 2024
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The Four Feathers (2002) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Four Feathers (2002) includes Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou and Alex Jennings. The film was directed by Shekhar Kapur. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Four Feathers was released on September 8, 2002 and runs for 2h 12m.
The Four Feathers (2002) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 609 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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