
The Four Feathers
1939 · Movie · NR · 129 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
Based on The Four Feathers
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-04-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (106 votes)
Themes
- army
- british army
- british empire
- cowardice
- sudan
- victorian england
- soldier
- disguise
- british colonialism
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1940 · nominated
Cast & crew

John Clements
as Harry Faversham

Ralph Richardson
as John Durrance

C. Aubrey Smith
as General Burroughs

June Duprez
as Ethne Burroughs

Allan Jeayes
as General Faversham

Jack Allen
as Lieutenant Willoughby

Donald Gray
as Peter Burroughs

Frederick Culley
as Dr Sutton

Clive Baxter
as Young Harry Faversham

Robert Rendel
as Colonel
Directed by Zoltan Korda