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.

Ein englischer Offizier, während des Mahdi-Aufstands im Sudan (Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts) als Feigling gebrandmarkt, rehabilitiert sich durch mutigen Einsatz und die Rettung seiner Freunde aus tödlicher Gefahr.

Είναι μια διασκευή του 1955 του μυθιστορήματος Τα Τέσσερα Φτερά. Χρησιμοποιεί σκηνές από την αρχική ταινία του 1939, αλλά και έχει ακριβώς το ίδιο σενάριο, σχεδόν λέξη προς λέξη. Γυρίστηκε στο Σουδάν.

Quattro giovani ufficiali inglesi ricevono l'ordine di muovere le truppe alla conquista del Sudan. All'ultimo momento, uno di essi si ritira e viene accusato di viltà dai compagni e dalla fidanzata. Deciso a riconquistare la stima di tutti, si incunea tra le file nemiche, libera i colleghi che erano stati catturati, difende l'arsenale nemico fino all'arrivo dell'esercito inglese.

En 1865, el Regimiento Royal North Harvey se dispone a partir para Egipto para sofocar la rebelión de los derviches. Al mismo tiempo, el oficial Harry Faversham ha decidido abandonar el ejército, decisión que no comparten ni sus familiares ni sus amigos. Nuevo remake de "Las cuatro plumas", dirigida también por Korda. En este caso incluso usó el mismo guión y parte del rodaje de la versión anterior.