Die vier Federn
(2002)
Regisseur:
Shekhar KapurSchauspieler:
Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Kris Marshall, Mohamed Bouich, Campbell Brown, Daniel Caltagirone, James Cosmo, Andy Coumbe, Angela Douglas, Karim Doukkali, Lucy Gordon, Megan Hallin, Megan HallinWeil er kurz vor einer entscheidenden Schlacht britischer Kolonialtruppen im Sudan seinen Dienst im Royal Cumbrian Regiment quittiert, überbringen seine Kameraden und die enttäuschte Verlobte dem jungen Offzier Harry Feversham (Heath Ledger) als Zeichen ihrer Verachtung vier Federn, Symbole der Feigheit. Um sich von dieser Schmach rein zu waschen und seine Liebste zurück zu gewinnen, schickt sich Harry an, in einem gewagten Alleingang hinter feindlichen Linien seinen Mut zu beweisen.
Shekhar Kapur, Experte für klassische britsche Stoffe ("Elizabeth"), inszeniert A.E.W. Masons 1902 erschienenen Abenteuerroman als actiongeladenes Schlachtenepos im besten Monumentalfilm-Stil.
The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who 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 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.
The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who 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 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.
