Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Heath Ledger
A British officer resigns his post just before battle and subsequently receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they believe to be his cowardice.
DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
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October 9, 2008infinitely better than the 1939 original. yes, for those of you who don't like this and find it boring... you should find the 1939 original version. actually you probably shouldn't because then you'd really know the meaning of boring and probably hate me. it's more captivating th...( read more)
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May 4, 2008This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is so depressing, but it carries a good message. But I must say if my friends sent me feathers of cowardice I would go find them and kick all of their asses instead of saving them from danger. Hahaha...just kidding. The book and...( read more)
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March 14, 2008Captivating but underwhelming, the film is not a classic but an above-average contemporary attempt at telling an epic story.
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March 5, 2008This movie slipped past me and when I caught it on DVD, I had never heard of it. Too bad - it was nice
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August 18, 2007Was a tale of heroism and courage, love and betrayal. Heath Ledger portrays a modest hero.
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November 17, 2009The greatest knights has just graduated with perfect grade. But he refused to join the war.
Then his girlfriend and his best-friends gave him a feather, each. A feather means loser, in that age. Finally, he ashamed, and join the war to prove his braveness. Good story. And the her...( read more) -
September 24, 2009If you like 300, Gladiator and movies like Troy, then you'll like this one. From beginning to end The Four Feathers will captivate your mind and keep you thirsting for more.
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September 5, 2009Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancée give him four white feathers, the...( read more)
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September 1, 2009It looks good, it moves quickly and it is often a jolly good time. As mindless swashbuckling in a well-designed production, it can't be faulted. The less you know about the British Empire and human nature, the more you will like it, but then that can be said of so many movies Led...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
September 26, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
September 20, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It's beautifully done, but there's not much of a point to it. full review
September 20, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A spectacular-looking film, but its ambivalent story and viewpoint ultimately drag it down. full review
September 20, 2002
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
As moth-eaten as a Bengal tiger rug on the floor of a London men's club. full review
September 20, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The characters are so feckless, the coincidences so blatant and the movie so innocent of any doubts about the White Man's Burden that Kipling could have written it. full review
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