Storyline
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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Cast
Michael Sheen, Michael Sheen, Djimon Hounsou, Daniel Caltagirone, Wes Bentley, Heath Ledger, James Cosmo, Laila Rouass, Ray Donn, Ben Uttley, Tim Pigott-Smith, Christian Coulson, Kris Marshall, Rupert Penry-Jones, James Embree, Hugh Ross, Kate Hudson, Alex Jennings, Mark Tonderai, Nick Holder, Mohamed Bouich, Campbell Brown, Andy Coumbe, Angela Douglas, Karim Doukkali, Lucy Gordon, Megan Hallin, Megan Hallin, 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, Mohamed Quatib, Thioumbe Samb, Alek Wek, Alex Zorbas, Bruce Lawrence, Rhidian Bridge, Natalie Hallam, Hugo Hedley, Serena Lorien
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Reviews
88
Splendidly spectacular, intelligent and very well-acted.
63
Miami Herald
What The Four Feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about.
63
New York Daily News
Ultimately, The Four Feathers is strong where its predecessors were weak (in the authenticity of combat) and weak where they were strong (in the larger-than-life quality of the characters). It's not a good exchange.
60
Chicago Reader
The film's opening and closing moments are weirdly reminiscent of "Black Hawk Down," another tale of Western soldiers in over their heads on the dark continent -- clearly no one these days understands manifest destiny.
50
Rolling Stone
It should have been an old-fashioned rouser, and sometimes it is. The great cinematographer Robert Richardson (JFK) lights the battle scenes like action paintings. But Kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities.
