
Harry Feversham is a British Army officer. When his regiment is sent to fight in the Sudan, he resigns his commission. His three closest friends and fellow officers view him as a coward and each send him a white feather, a symbol of cowardice. His fiancée has the same view and does the same. Humiliated by this, Feversham sets off to the Sudan to redeem his honour.... (Full plot summary below)
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Harry Feversham is a British Army officer. When his regiment is sent to fight in the Sudan, he resigns his commission. His three closest friends and fellow officers view him as a coward and each send him a white feather, a symbol of cowardice. His fiancée has the same view and does the same. Humiliated by this, Feversham sets off to the Sudan to redeem his honour.
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| Talking Pictures (U.S.)Tony Toscano...a vast adventure that bristles with romance, action and heroism. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt may be an accidental historical parallel that, at times, we seem to be watching a 19th-century version of ''The John Walker Lindh Story,'' but the fluke is only enhanced by the weird anonymity of Ledger's performance. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxStrong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose, and in that oh-so-important category, The Four Feathers comes up short. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusHere's a protagonist who questions the validity of killing people for the sake of an empire, but then decides it's okay to kill those same people for the sake of his own self-respect and that of others. |
| New York PostLou LumenickSplendidly spectacular, intelligent and very well-acted. |
| New Times (L.A.)Gregory WeinkaufLedger is a charismatic, conflicted hero who internalizes his character's shame and anguish to powerful effect. Wes Bentley is similarly strong as Ledger's best friend turned romantic rival, and Kapur makes the most of Africa's breathtaking desert, crafting a gorgeous spectacle that's at once stately and hyper-real. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonAt its best, this new film does mix grandeur with skepticism, excitement with reflection. In the end, like Harry, it redeems itself. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe Four Feathers ends on the same dubious note as "Black Hawk Down" and other recent war movies, suggesting that loyalty in the trenches -- not the reason for fighting in the first place -- is all that matters. Many will disagree. |
| DVDTalk.comD.K. HolmLike actors doing southern accents in a dinner theater version of Tennessee Williams, the cast here relies on the vague "British" accent of that region called Other Movies. |
| Beach Reporter (Southern California)Brian J. Arthurs'... It's a wonderful journey with less payoff than one might have hoped for.' |