The Four Feathers Movie Review 2002

Featherweight remake has Ledger as Harry, a British officer in the late 1800's in love and engaged to marry hottie Ethne (Hudson, sporting an unfortunate English accent). Best friend and fellow officer Jack (Bentley) also fancies English muffin Ethne, unbeknownst to Harry. When Harry resigns from service with battle in the Sudan looming, he's labeled a coward and given four white feathers as a sign of his cowardice. Ditched and dissed, a suitably shamed Harry, determined to prove his courage, disguises himself as an African native (Riiight) and heads to the Sudan. Seem dated and implausible, but action scenes are well done. Based on A.E.W. Mason's 1902 novel.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 130 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Military: Foreign, Great Britain, Otherwise Engaged, Period Piece: 19th Century, Deserts, Africa, Big Battles, Buddies, Great Escapes

Screenplay

Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini

Cast

Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Kris Marshall, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith, Alex Jennings

Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Music

James Horner

Other

Peter Lindsay, Steven Rosenblum, Keith Pain, Ruth Myers, Allan Cameron

Producer

Stanley Jaffe, Marty Katz, Paul Feldsher, Robert D. Jaffe, Jaffilms, Paramount Pictures