The Four Feathers is a 2002 action drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur, starring Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Djimon Hounsou and Kate Hudson. Set during the British army's Gordon Relief Expedition in Sudan, it tells the story of a young man accused of cowardice. This film, with altered plot events, is the latest in a long line of cinematic dramatizations of the original 1902 novel The Four Feathers by A.E.W. Mason. Other versions of the story have been set in the 1890s, with different battle events. Harry Faversham , a young British officer, celebrates his engagement to the beautiful young... Ethne , in a lavish ball with his fellow officers and his father in attendance. When the regimental Colonel announces that the regiment is being dispatched to Egyptian-ruled Sudan to rescue the British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon , young Faversham becomes nervous and resigns his commission. Shocked by his son's actions, Harry's father disowns him.
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| Release date: | September 20, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Shekhar Kapur |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 131 Minutes |
| Producer: | Marty Katz, Gary Lucchesi, M. Night Shyamalan, Barry Mendel, Tom Rosenberg, Sam Mercer, David Hoberman |
| Editor: | Steven Rosenblum, Andrew Mondshein, Jim Miller, Conrad Buff |
| Music by: | James Horner |
| Cinematography: | Robert Richardson |
| Estimated budget: | $80,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Four Feathers |
| Genre: | Adventure, Action |