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The Four Feathers
Synopsis
The story, set in 1898, follows a British officer who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plans to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancee send him four white feathers, which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.
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  • Director:
    Shekhar Kapur,
  • Writer:
    Michael Schiffer, Hossein Amini,
  • Producer:
    Stanley R. Jaffe, Robert Jaffe, Marty Katz, Paul Feldsher, Robert R Jaffe, Marty Katz, Stanley Jaffe, Robert Jaffe, Allon Reich, Stanley R. Jaffe,
  • Cinematographer:
    Robert Richardson,
  • Editor:
    Steven Rosenblum,
  • Executive Producer:
    Allon Reich, Julie Goldstein, Paul Feldsher,
  • Cast:
    Djimon Hounsou, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Heath Ledger, Michael Sheen, Alex Jennings,
  • Co-Producer:
    Laurie Borg,
  • Casting:
    Ros Hubbard, John Hubbard,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Rachid Quiat,
  • Supervising Art Director:
    Keith Pain,
  • Screenplay:
    Hossein Amini, Michael Schiffer,
  • Novel:
    A.E.W. Mason,
  • Original Music Composer:
    James Horner,
  • Set Decoration:
    Peter Howitt,
  • Art Direction:
    Zack Grobler,
  • Production Design:
    Allan Cameron,
  • Costume Design:
    Ruth Myers,

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