The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes41%
Metacritic49/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
609 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael SchifferScreenplay
- Hossein AminiScreenplay
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Shekhar KapurDirector
Cast
- Heath LedgerHarry Faversham
- Wes BentleyJack Durrance
- Kate HudsonEthne Eustace
- Djimon HounsouAbou Fatma
- Alex JenningsColonel Hamilton
- Michael SheenWilliam Trench
- Lucy GordonIsabelle
- James CosmoCol. Sutch
- Angela DouglasAunt Mary
- Daniel CaltagironeGustave
- Mohamed BouichSudanese Storyteller
- Campbell BrownDervish Ansar
