The Four Feathers
Overview
When a man's friends and lover think he's a coward, he heads for the distant war in Egypt to redeem himself. An adventure classic with a stunning cast. Academy Award Nominations: Best Color Cinematography.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Zoltan Korda - Director
John Clements
Ralph Richardson
C. Aubrey Smith
June Duprez
Allan Jeayes
Robert Rendell
Alexander Knox
Robert Rendel
Jack Allen
Donald Gray
Details
- Format: Blu-ray
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 715515087612
- Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: October 2011
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
At the request of his elderly mother, an army officer resigns his commission on the eve of Britain's Sudan campaign. His fiancee and three friends send him four white feathers as a sign that they believe him a coward. The soldier, incognito, embarks on a dangerous quest to save the lives of his former comrades in order to prove his bravery and heroism.
Notes:
Filmed on location in Africa.
Variety listed the running time as 130 minutes.
Reviews:
"...One of the great color films..." - 01/05/1989 USA Today, p.6D
"[A] film of dazzling visual grandeur." - 04/22/2005 Entertainment Weekly, p.49
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is a derring-do story of stiff upper lips, adventure and honour." - 03/01/2007 Ultimate DVD, p.124
"[T]he film benefits from Georges Perinal's magnificent location cinematography, and the set pieces are as spectacular as anything found in the most lavish Hollywood westerns of the era." - 02/01/2012 Sight and Sound
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