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The Four Feathers (2002)

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The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who 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 which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.

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Description

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Writers

Michael Schiffer
Hossein Amini

Stars

Heath Ledger
Harry Faversham

Wes Bentley
Jack Durrance

Kate Hudson
Ethne

Djimon Hounsou
Abou Fatma

Michael Sheen
Trench

Kris Marshall
Castleton

Mohamed Bouich
Sudanese Storyteller

Campbell Brown
Dervish Ansar

Daniel Caltagirone
Gustave

James Cosmo
Col. Sutch

Others...

Budget

35,000,000.00

Revenue

29,882,645.00

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Keywords

violence, army, military, murder, battle, sex, revenge, escape, church, bravery, britain, soldier, loyalty, honor, slave, british empire, islam, colonialism, imperialism

Trailers

Production

Paramount, Dune Films, Miramax, Marty Katz Productions, Jaffilms Inc., Belhaven Limited

Actor

Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Kris Marshall, Mohamed Bouich, Campbell Brown, Daniel Caltagirone, James Cosmo, Andy Coumbe, Angela Douglas, Karim Doukkali, Lucy Gordon, Megan Hallin, Nick Holder, Alex Jennings, Alexandra Kabi, Julio Lewis, Craig McDonald, Lionel Mahop, Richard Manlove, Manar Mohamed, Marouazi Mohammed, Nider Mohamed, Anna Diafe Ndiaye, Medoune Ndiaye, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, Charles Pemberton, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mohamed Quatib, Laila Rouass, Hugh Ross, Thioumbe Samb, Mark Tonderai, Alek Wek, Alex Zorbas, Bruce Lawrence, Rhidian Bridge, Christian Coulson, Ray Donn, James Embree, Natalie Hallam, Hugo Hedley, Serena Lorien, Ben Uttley

Creators

Robert Richardson (Director of Photography), James Horner (Original Music Composer), Steven Rosenblum (Editor), Paul Feldsher (Producer), Allon Reich (Producer), Julie Goldstein (Executive Producer), Marty Katz (Producer), Stanley R. Jaffe (Producer), Shekhar Kapur (Director), Michael Schiffer (Screenplay), A.E.W. Mason (Novel), Hossein Amini (Screenplay), Robert Jaffe (Producer), Laurie Borg (Co-Producer)

Alternative titles

Čtyři pírka (CZ)
Las cuatro plumas (ES)
Frères du désert (FR)
Le Quattro Piume (IT)

Release dates

20.09.2002 (US)
18.07.2003 (GB)
31.10.2002 (IT)
10.10.2002 (TW)
08.09.2002 (CA)
21.11.2002 (DE)