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The Four Feathers

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: Mon 26^th May 2008, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Dec 2012, 16:30 on BBC Two England

England, 1884. When British officer Harry Faversham resigns right before his regiment is sent to fight in Sudan, three friends and his fiancee each award him with a white feather to symbolize his cowardice. Disowned by his father, renounced by his fiancee and disgraced in society, Harry is determined to prove his bravery. Thrilling adventure based on the classic novel. Show less

Contributors

Director:: Shekhar Kapur
Harry Faversham:: Heath Ledger
Jack Durrance:: Wes Bentley
Ethne:: Kate Hudson
Abou Fatma:: Djimon Hounsou
Trench:: Michael Sheen
Aunt Mary:: Angela Douglas
Willoughby:: Rupert Penry-Jones
'Vicar' Castleton:: Kris Marshall
General Faversham:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Col Sutch:: James Cosmo
Producer:: Paul Feldsher
Producer:: Robert Jaffe
Producer:: Stanley R Jaffe
Producer:: Marty Katz
Writer:: Michael Schiffer
Director of photography:: Robert Richardson
Composer:: James Horner
Writer:: Hossein Amini
Actor:: Michael Sheen

Genres

DramaWar & Disaster

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

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