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The Four Feathers

2002 · 132 min

A sweeping, earnest historical epic that balances grand battle spectacle with intimate struggles of honor and redemption.

Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson
Tagline
Freedom. Country. Honor. Passion. To save his best friend, one man must risk everything he loves.
Overview
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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Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring
Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • loyalty
  • war
  • identity
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, drama, romance, war
Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Written by
Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini
Starring
Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Alex Jennings, Michael Sheen, Lucy Gordon, James Cosmo
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Robert Richardson
Runtime
132 min
Country
Morocco, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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