Overview

In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.

Cast

Laurence Harvey

John Durrance

Anthony Steel

Harry Faversham

James Robertson Justice

General Burroughs

Mary Ure

Mary Burroughs

Ronald Lewis

Peter Burroughs

Michael Hordern

General Faversham

Ferdy Mayne

Dr. Harraz

Christopher Lee

Karaga Pasha

Ian Carmichael

Tom Willoughby

Jack Lambert

Colonel

Raymond Francis

Colonel's Aide

Geoffrey Keen

Dr. Sutton