The Four Feathers
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.
War, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films, Marty Katz Productions, Jaffilms Inc., Dune Films, Belhaven Limited
Heath Ledger as Harry Faversham, Wes Bentley as Jack Durrance, Kate Hudson as Ethne, Djimon Hounsou as Abou Fatma, Michael Sheen as Trench, Kris Marshall as Castleton, Mohamed Bouich as Sudanese Storyteller, Campbell Brown as Dervish Ansar, Daniel Caltagirone as Gustave, James Cosmo as Col. Sutch, Andy Coumbe as Colonel Other Regiment, Angela Douglas as Aunt Mary, Karim Doukkali as Egyptian Orderly, Lucy Gordon as Isabelle, Megan Hallin as Millie, Megan Hallin as Drunken Corporal, Nick Holder as British Lion, Alex Jennings as Colonel Hamilton, Alexandra Kabi as Woman in Red Veil, Julio Lewis as Saadi, Craig McDonald as Wounded Captain, Lionel Mahop as Dervish Captain, Richard Manlove as British Corporal, Manar Mohamed as Youssef, Marouazi Mohammed as Dervish Sniper, Nider Mohamed as Mullah, Anna Diafe Ndiaye as Dinka Slavegirl, Medoune Ndiaye as Gentle Faced Porter, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni as Hassan, Charles Pemberton as Impressario, Rupert Penry-Jones as Tom Willoughby, Tim Pigott-Smith as General Feversham, Mohamed Quatib as Ibrahim, Laila Rouass as Maya, Hugh Ross as Regimental Priest, Thioumbe Samb as Dinka Slavegirl, Michael Sheen as William Trench, Mark Tonderai as Egyptian Orderly, Alek Wek as Aquol, Alex Zorbas as Egyptian Orderly, Bruce Lawrence as British Soldier, Rhidian Bridge as British Soldier, Christian Coulson as Drummer Boy, Ray Donn as British Cavalry Officer, James Embree as British Cavalry Officer, Natalie Hallam as High Class Lady, Hugo Hedley as British Troop, Serena Lorien as Crying Widow, Ben Uttley as General Wolseley's Aide-de-Camp