The Four Feathers (2002)
ActionAdventureDramaRomanceWar
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.
Director:
Shekhar Kapur
Writers:
Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini.
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Heath Ledger as Harry Faversham |
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Wes Bentley as Jack Durrance |
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Kate Hudson as Ethne Eustace |
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Djimon Hounsou as Abou Fatma |
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Alex Jennings as Colonel Hamilton |
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Michael Sheen as William Trench |
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Lucy Gordon as Isabelle |
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James Cosmo as Col. Sutch |
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Angela Douglas as Aunt Mary |
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Daniel Caltagirone as Gustave |
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Mohamed Bouich as Sudanese Storyteller |
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Campbell Brown as Dervish Ansar |
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Andy Coumbe as Colonel Other Regiment |
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Karim Doukkali as Egyptian Orderly |
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Megan Hall as Millie |
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James Hillier as Drunken Corporal |
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Nick Holder as British Lion |
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Alexandra Kabi as Woman in Red Veil |
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Julio Lewis as Saadi |
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Craig McDonald as Wounded Captain |
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Lionel Mahop as Dervish Captain |
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Richard Manlove as British Corporal |
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Kris Marshall as Edward Castleton |
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Manar Mohamed as Youssef |
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Marouazi Mohammed as Dervish Sniper |
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Nider Mohamed as Mullah |
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Anna Diafe Ndiaye as Dinka Slavegirl |
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Medoune Ndiaye as Gentle Faced Porter |
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Deobia Oparei as Idris-Es-Saier |
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Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni as Hassan |
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Charles Pemberton as Impressario |
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Rupert Penry-Jones as Tom Willoughby |
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Tim Pigott-Smith as General Feversham |
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Mohamed Quatib as Ibrahim |
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Laila Rouass as Maya |
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Hugh Ross as Regimental Priest |
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Thioumbe Samb as Dinka Slavegirl |
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Mark Tonderai as Egyptian Orderly |
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Alek Wek as Aquol |
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Alex Zorbas as Egyptian Orderly |
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Bruce Lawrence as British Soldier |
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Rhidian Bridge as British Soldier (uncredited) |
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Gary Bunn as British Soldier (uncredited) |
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Christian Coulson as Drummer Boy (uncredited) |
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James Embree as British Cavalry Officer (uncredited) |
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Natalie Hallam as High Class Lady (uncredited) |
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Hugo Hedley as British Troop (uncredited) |
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Serena Lorien as Crying Widow (uncredited) |
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Cassie Newby as Period Dancer (uncredited) |
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Benjamin Uttley as General Wolseley's Aide-de-Camp (uncredited) |
| Writing | A.E.W. Mason | Novel |
| Writing | Michael Schiffer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hossein Amini | Screenplay |
| Production | Julie Goldstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Feldsher | Producer |
| Production | Robert Jaffe | Producer |
| Production | Stanley R. Jaffe | Producer |
| Production | Marty Katz | Producer |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Richardson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Steven Rosenblum | Editor |
| Directing | Shekhar Kapur | Director |
| Production | Laurie Borg | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anita Burger | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Howard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Jackett | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Kramer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharon O'Brien | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Shircore | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Loulia Sheppard | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Peter Gleaves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Mark Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Allon Reich | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Ros Hubbard | Casting |
| Art | Allan Cameron | Production Design |
| Art | Zack Grobler | Art Direction |
| Art | Keith Pain | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Rachid Quiat | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Peter Howitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Crew | Rowley Irlam | Stunts |
| Sound | Daniel Laurie | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Laurie | Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Chuck Finch | Gaffer |
| Camera | John Gamble | First Assistant Camera |