The Four Feathers (2002 film)
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| Directed by | Shekhar Kapur |
| Produced by | Paul Feldsher Robert Jaffe Stanley R. Jaffe Marty Katz |
| Screenplay by |
Mark Pellington Bruce Joel Rubin Greg Brooker Michael Schiffer Risa Bramon Garcia Hossein Amini |
| Based on |
The Four Feathers 1902 novel by A. E. W. Mason |
| Starring |
Heath Ledger Wes Bentley Djimon Hounsou Kate Hudson |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
| Edited by |
Andrew Mondshein Conrad Buff David Brenner Jim Miller Steven Rosenblum |
| Distributed by |
Paramount Pictures (US) Miramax Films (Int.) |
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Running time
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130 minutes 125 minutes (TIFF) |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $29 million |
The Four Feathers is a 2002 action drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur, 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, 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.
Harry Faversham, a young British officer completing his training, celebrates his engagement to Ethne, in a ball with his fellow officers and father. When the Colonel announces that the regiment is being dispatched to Egyptian-ruled Sudan to rescue the British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon, young Faversham has serious ethical reservations about the war, and resigns his commission. Harry's father disowns him. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, three of his friends and his fiancée each give him a white feather, the symbol of cowardice. Ethne breaks off their engagement.
Harry learns that his best friend Jack and his former regiment have come under attack by rebels. Undertaking the perilous journey into the Sudan alone, he strikes up an alliance with Abou Fatma, a mercenary warrior. Harry disguises himself as an Arab. Harry and Abou Fatma follow a group of army workers he believes to be Mahdi spies, and reach the garrison of Abu-Klea, which they realise has been overrun. Harry begs Abou Fatma to warn his friends that their destination is under siege and an attack is likely.
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