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The Four Feathers

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The Four Feathers (1939)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:7

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

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... 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. [More]

Starring: Ralph Richardson, John Clements, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez

Starring: Ralph Richardson, John Clements, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez, Allan Jeayes, Jack Allen, Donald Gray, Henry Oscar, John Laurie, Frederick Culley

Director: Alexander Korda

Director: Alexander Korda
Screenwriter: R.C. Sherriff, Lajos Biro, Arthur Wimperis
Producer: Alexander Korda
Composer: Miklos Rozsa

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Exceptionally well-made swashbuckling, though its ethos is appalingly outdated.

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One of the great adventure films of all times, with Clements doing his best stiff upper lip heroics to redeem himself in the eyes of his friends and the girl he loves. Richardson is wonderful and touching as the officer gone blind whose honor and compassi

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Best version of the classic tale.

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