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The Four Feathers
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Director:
Zoltan Korda
Writers:
A.E.W. Mason (by)
R.C. Sherriff (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 August 1939 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Romance | War See more »
Tagline:
See...The Dreaded Dervishes! - Kipling's Famous FUZZY WUZZIES! See more »
Plot:
A British army officer who resigns his commission on the eve of his unit's embarkation to a mission... See more » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
TCM Offers Ultimate Studio Tour With 2013 Edition Of 31 Days Of Oscar; The Academy Awards February 24th
 (From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 17 December 2012, 12:59 PM, PST)
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Long Day’s Journey Into Night
 (From Disc Dish. 30 August 2012, 4:17 PM, PDT)
Christopher Challis
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 10 June 2012, 4:06 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Absolutely superb! See more (60 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
John Clements ... Harry Faversham

Ralph Richardson ... Captain John Durrance

C. Aubrey Smith ... General Burroughs (as C.Aubrey Smith also)

June Duprez ... Ethne Burroughs
Allan Jeayes ... General Faversham
Jack Allen ... Lieutenant Willoughby
Donald Gray ... Peter Burroughs
Frederick Culley ... Dr Sutton
Clive Baxter ... Young Harry Faversham
Robert Rendel ... Colonel
Archibald Batty ... Adjutant
Derek Elphinstone ... Lieutenant Parker
Hal Walters ... Joe
Norman Pierce ... Sergeant Brown
Henry Oscar ... Dr. Harraz

John Laurie ... The Khalifa
Amid Taftazani ... Karaga Pasha
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Cozens ... Man (uncredited)
Christopher Cozier ... (uncredited)
Joe Cozier ... (uncredited)
Joseph Cozier ... (uncredited)

Alexander Knox ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Lambert ... (uncredited)
Hay Petrie ... Mahdi Interpreter (uncredited)

Leslie Phillips ... Boy Doffing Cap at Parade (uncredited)
Josephine Wilson ... Mrs. Brown - Sgt. Brown's wife (uncredited)
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Directed by
Zoltan Korda 
 
Writing credits
A.E.W. Mason (by)

R.C. Sherriff (screenplay)

Lajos Biró (additional dialogue) (as Lajos Biro) and
Arthur Wimperis (additional dialogue)

Produced by
Irving Asher .... associate producer
Alexander Korda .... producer
 
Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa  (as Miklos Rozsa)
 
Cinematography by
Georges Périnal (photography) (as Georges Perinal)
 
Film Editing by
Henry Cornelius 
 
Production Design by
Vincent Korda (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Godfrey Brennan 
René Hubert  (as Rene Hubert)
 
Production Management
David B. Cunynghame .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geoffrey Boothby .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Vincent Korda .... settings designer: in colour
 
Sound Department
A.W. Watkins .... sound director
Jerry Brunker .... sound maintenance (uncredited)
H.G. Cape .... sound recordist (uncredited)
John Cook .... sound mixer (uncredited)
John W. Mitchell .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
W. Percy Day .... matte painter (uncredited)
Peter Ellenshaw .... assistant matte artist (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Osmond Borradaile .... photographer: Sudan
Willy Beavers .... clapper loader: Sudan (uncredited)
Jack Cardiff .... camera operator (uncredited)
Wilkie Cooper .... camera operator: locations (uncredited)
John Godar .... clapper loader (uncredited)
Henty Henty-Creer .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Krasker .... camera operator (uncredited)
Vic Margutti .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Geoffrey Unsworth .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
William Hornbeck .... supervising editor
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... musical director
 
Other crew
Donald Anderson .... technical and military adviser (as Captain Donald Anderson)
Charles David .... producer's assistant: in the Sudan
Natalie Kalmus .... Technicolor colour director
Alexander Korda .... presenter
Lt. Col. Stirling .... technical and military adviser (as Lt. Col. Stirling D.S.O.M.C.)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
129 min | 115 min (TCM print) | West Germany:107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | New Zealand:R13 | UK:A (original rating) | USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #02457) | UK:U (video rating) (1987) (1992) (1996) | West Germany:12 | Argentina:Atp | UK:U (tv rating)
Filming Locations:
Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UKSee more »
Company:
London Film ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Storm Over the Nile (1955) reuses a lot of the battle sequences.See more »
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During battle scenes some of the shots have the shadow of the camera and crew in them.See more »
Quotes:
Dr. Harraz:Why worry? Be a coward and be happy.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Falls (1980)See more »
Soundtrack:
Auld Lang SyneSee more »

FAQ

Why is this film not available in the original 130 minute release length, always cut down to 115 minutes?
Why is this film not available in the original 130 minute release length, always cut down to 115 minutes?
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47 out of 51 people found the following review useful.
Absolutely superb!, 28 January 2004
Author: Al Guzman (zorro40@msn.com) from Las Vegas, NV

In my 71 years I still hold "The Four Feathers" as my all time favorite movie. The acting is outstanding and the photography is beautifully done. You'll never see anything like this again if you live to be 200. It's too bad that this was released in 1939 when so many block busters were released by Hollywood.

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