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The Four Feathers( 1939)

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They made him a hero by branding him a coward... the story of a man who conquered fear.

Overview

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Clements

      Harry Faversham

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      Ralph Richardson

      John Durrance

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      C. Aubrey Smith

      General Burroughs

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      June Duprez

      Ethne Burroughs

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      Allan Jeayes

      General Faversham

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      Jack Allen

      Lieutenant Willoughby

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      Donald Gray

      Peter Burroughs

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      Frederick Culley

      Dr Sutton

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      Clive Baxter

      Young Harry Faversham

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      Robert Rendel

      Colonel

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      Archibald Batty

      Adjutant

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      Derek Elphinstone

      Lieutenant Parker

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      Hal Walters

      Joe

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      Norman Pierce

      Sergeant Brown

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      Henry Oscar

      Dr. Harraz

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      John Laurie

      The Khalifa

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      Amid Taftazani

      Karaga Pasha

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      Peter Cozens

      Man

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      Christopher Cozier

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      Joe Cozier

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      Joseph Cozier

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      Alexander Knox

      Bit Part

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      Jack Lambert

      (uncredited)

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      Hay Petrie

      Mahdi Interpreter

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      Leslie Phillips

      Boy Doffing Cap at Parade

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      Josephine Wilson

      Mrs. Brown - Sgt. Brown's wife

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue May 06 2014
    I have been a coward – and I wasn’t happy. The best cinematic treatment of A.E.W. Mason’s novel is here, a rousing and moving tale of a military man who is branded as a coward by those closest to him. Receiving four feathers as a sign of cowardice, Howard Faversham is inspired to go redeem himself in the eyes of his peers during the Mahdist War 1895. Zoltan Korda throws everything but the “Kitchener” sink at the production. 1939 was a stellar year for cinema, arguably the greatest ever. Action/Adventure film fans were treated royally this year, with the likes of "Beau Geste", "Gunga Di...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • army
    • british army
    • british empire
    • cowardice
    • sudan
    • victorian england
    • soldier
    • disguise
    • british colonialism