Brits fighting Sudanese rebels in 1884 with Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley and Kate Hudson

Based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason, a greenhorn British regiment in 1884 is commissioned to Egyptian-ruled Sudan to fight Mahdi rebels. A young officer, Harry (Heath Ledger), ...

An elegant, visually beautiful, historically well-made film, but very clean of all the controversies it could address.

The novel “The Four Feathers” has been adapted for film several times, since the days of silent films. Before seeing this film, I had seen a 193...

The loved-up "Harry' (Heath Legder) does the unthinkable and resigns his military commission just as his regiment is about to go into action in North Africa. He thinks of his motives as thoroughly honourable - staying to be with new affianced "Ethne" (Kate Hudson). Sadl...