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09/09/2005

BBC Two - The Four Feathers

A British army officer is branded a coward after resigning his post.

War drama about a British army officer who is branded a coward after resigning his post before his regiment is shipped out to Sudan in 1884. Starring Heath Ledger and Kate Hudson.

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.

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