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"Four Feathers" Premieres in Toronto
Tuesday, August 13, 2002 12:00 AM EDT
Director Shekhar Kapur's THE FOUR FEATHERS will have its world premiere as a Gala Presentation at the 27th Toronto International Film Festival this September. Starring Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou and Michael Sheen, THE FOUR FEATHERS is based on A.E.W. Mason's novel by the same name.
Set in 1875, THE FOUR FEATHERS follows Harry Feversham (Ledger), a young British officer who resigns his post when he learns that his regiment is headed for active duty in North Africa. Assuming he is afraid, three of Harry's friends -- and even his fiancée (Hudson) -- each send him a white feather, a symbol of cowardice. But Harry soon redeems his honor when he travels to the Sudan alone to save his friends, who have fallen under brutal attack by Sudanese rebels.
Exquisitely filmed against the austere beauty of the Moroccan desert as well as within the grand walls of English aristocracy, this thrilling tale takes audiences into exotic cultures seldom seen on film and explores the fascinating contrast between disparate civilizations. A sweeping saga that captures a friend's bond and a hero's destiny, THE FOUR FEATHERS is a look at man's indomitable spirit to survive.
Shekhar Kapur also directed the Academy Award®-winning ELIZABETH, a critically acclaimed film that also garnered Kapur a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director. A gripping adventure of epic proportions, THE FOUR FEATHERS is brought to life by its talented young cast, which includes Heath Ledger (A KNIGHT'S TALE, MONSTER'S BALL, and THE PATRIOT), Kate Hudson, (ALMOST FAMOUS) and Wes Bentley (AMERICAN BEAUTY).
Based on the novel of the same title by A.E.W. Mason, THE FOUR FEATHERS is directed by Shekhar Kapur. The screenplay is by Michael Schiffer and Hossein Amini. The film is produced by Stanley R. Jaffe, Robert D. Jaffe, Marty Katz, and Paul Feldsher, and executive produced by Allon Reich, and Julie Goldstein. THE FOUR FEATHERS stars Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, and Michael Sheen. THE FOUR FEATHERS is a Paramount Pictures and Miramax Films feature presentation.
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