Freedom. Country. Honor. Passion. To save his best friend, one man must risk everything he loves.
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.
Heath Ledger Harry Faversham
Wes Bentley Jack Durrance
Kate Hudson Ethne Eustace
Djimon Hounsou Abou Fatma
Alex Jennings Colonel Hamilton
Michael Sheen William Trench
Lucy Gordon Isabelle
James Cosmo Col. Sutch
Angela Douglas Aunt Mary
Daniel Caltagirone Gustave
Mohamed Bouich Sudanese Storyteller
Campbell Brown Dervish Ansar
Andy Coumbe Colonel Other Regiment
Karim Doukkali Egyptian Orderly
Megan Hall Millie
James Hillier Drunken Corporal
Nick Holder British Lion
Alexandra Kabi Woman in Red Veil
Julio Lewis Saadi
Craig McDonald Wounded Captain
Lionel Mahop Dervish Captain
Richard Manlove British Corporal
Kris Marshall Edward Castleton
Manar Mohamed Youssef
Marouazi Mohammed Dervish Sniper
Nider Mohamed Mullah
Anna Diafe Ndiaye Dinka Slavegirl
Medoune Ndiaye Gentle Faced Porter
Deobia Oparei Idris-Es-Saier
Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni Hassan
Charles Pemberton Impressario
Rupert Penry-Jones Tom Willoughby
Tim Pigott-Smith General Feversham
Mohamed Quatib Ibrahim
Laila Rouass Maya
Hugh Ross Regimental Priest
Thioumbe Samb Dinka Slavegirl
Mark Tonderai Egyptian Orderly
Alek Wek Aquol
Alex Zorbas Egyptian Orderly
Bruce Lawrence British Soldier
Rhidian Bridge British Soldier (uncredited)
Gary Bunn British Soldier (uncredited)
Christian Coulson Drummer Boy (uncredited)
James Embree British Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
Natalie Hallam High Class Lady (uncredited)
Hugo Hedley British Troop (uncredited)
Serena Lorien Crying Widow (uncredited)
Cassie Newby Period Dancer (uncredited)
Benjamin Uttley General Wolseley's Aide-de-Camp (uncredited)
- 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
- Andy CoumbeColonel Other Regiment
- Karim DoukkaliEgyptian Orderly
- Megan HallMillie
- James HillierDrunken Corporal
- Nick HolderBritish Lion
- Alexandra KabiWoman in Red Veil
- Julio LewisSaadi
- Craig McDonaldWounded Captain
- Lionel MahopDervish Captain
- Richard ManloveBritish Corporal
- Kris MarshallEdward Castleton
- Manar MohamedYoussef
- Marouazi MohammedDervish Sniper
- Nider MohamedMullah
- Anna Diafe NdiayeDinka Slavegirl
- Medoune NdiayeGentle Faced Porter
- Deobia OpareiIdris-Es-Saier
- Mohamen Mehdi OuazanniHassan
- Charles PembertonImpressario
- Rupert Penry-JonesTom Willoughby
- Tim Pigott-SmithGeneral Feversham
- Mohamed QuatibIbrahim
- Laila RouassMaya
- Hugh RossRegimental Priest
- Thioumbe SambDinka Slavegirl
- Mark TonderaiEgyptian Orderly
- Alek WekAquol
- Alex ZorbasEgyptian Orderly
- Bruce LawrenceBritish Soldier
- Rhidian BridgeBritish Soldier (uncredited)
- Gary BunnBritish Soldier (uncredited)
- Christian CoulsonDrummer Boy (uncredited)
- James EmbreeBritish Cavalry Officer (uncredited)
- Natalie HallamHigh Class Lady (uncredited)
- Hugo HedleyBritish Troop (uncredited)
- Serena LorienCrying Widow (uncredited)
- Cassie NewbyPeriod Dancer (uncredited)
- Benjamin UttleyGeneral Wolseley's Aide-de-Camp (uncredited)