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The Four Feathers

Freedom. Country. Honor. Passion. To save his best friend, one man must risk everything he loves.

6.7(621)20022h 12m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$35M
Box office
$29.9M
Language
English
  • army
  • escape
  • bravery
  • loyalty
  • british empire
  • islam
  • sudan
  • revenge
  • honor
  • murder
  • soldier
  • battle

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Produced in

Morocco, United States of America, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1320 Sept 2002
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1518 Jul 2003
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA15+5 Jun 2003
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical8 Sept 2002
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTT1222 Nov 2002
  • CzechiaCZ

    • TheatricalU30 Oct 2003
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1221 Nov 2002
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical15 Nov 2002
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT165 Nov 2003
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical31 Oct 2002
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTG20 Sept 2003
  • TaiwanTW

    • Theatrical10 Oct 2002

Frequently asked questions

The Four Feathers was released on 8 September 2002.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    5/21/2019

    6/10

    ***Brits fighting Sudanese rebels in 1884 with Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley and Kate Hudson*** Based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason, a greenhorn British regiment in 1884 is commissioned to Egyptian-ruled Sudan to fight Mahdi rebels. A young officer, Harry (Heath Ledger), unexpectedly resigns and is shamed as a coward by his three best friends (e.g. Wes Bentley) and fiancée (Kate Hudson). After the negative fallout he g…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    12/31/2022

    6/10

    **An elegant, visually beautiful, historically well-made film, but very clean of all the controversies it could address.** The novel “The Four Feathers” has been adapted for film several times, since the days of silent films. Before seeing this film, I had seen a 1939 version, and the similarities of both films are almost as striking as their differences. Which one will be the closest to the original novel? I don'…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/6/2024

    7/10

    The loved-up "Harry' (Heath Legder) does the unthinkable and resigns his military commission just as his regiment is about to go into action in North Africa. He thinks of his motives as thoroughly honourable - staying to be with new affianced "Ethne" (Kate Hudson). Sadly for him, though, just about everyone else thinks he has gone a bit yellow and deliver him the ultimate symbol of cowardice - a single white feather …

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