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.
Laurence Harvey
as John Durrance
Anthony Steel
as Harry Faversham
James Robertson Justice
as General Burroughs
Mary Ure
as Mary Burroughs
Ronald Lewis
as Peter Burroughs
Michael Hordern
as General Faversham
Ferdy Mayne
as Dr. Harraz
Christopher Lee
as Karaga Pasha
Ian Carmichael
as Tom Willoughby
Jack Lambert
as Colonel
Raymond Francis
as Colonel's Aide
Geoffrey Keen
as Dr. Sutton
