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The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

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

19397.12h 9m

Overview

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

Directed by Zoltan Korda
Written by A.E.W. Mason, R.C. Sherriff
Produced by Alexander Korda
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Top Cast

John Clements

John Clements

Harry Faversham

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

John Durrance

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith

General Burroughs

June Duprez

June Duprez

Ethne Burroughs

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

General Faversham

Jack Allen

Jack Allen

Lieutenant Willoughby

Donald Gray

Donald Gray

Peter Burroughs

Frederick Culley

Frederick Culley

Dr Sutton

Clive Baxter

Clive Baxter

Young Harry Faversham

Robert Rendel

Robert Rendel

Colonel

Themes & Keywords

armybritish armybritish empirecowardicesudanvictorian englandsoldierdisguisebritish colonialism

About The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers is a adventure, drama, war, history film released in 1939 exploring themes of army, british army, british empire, cowardice, sudan, victorian england. Directed by Zoltan Korda, it stars John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith. A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

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