Four Feathers (1939)

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Director: Alexander Korda     Starring: Ralph Richardson
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Product Summary

Format: DVD
Buy.com Sku: 40706348
UPC: 027616921697
UPC 14: 00027616921697
Category Keywords: Action  Adventure  Classic  Recommended  War
Rating: NR
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Editor's Note
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.
Features
Video Features DVD, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
Technical Info

Release Information
Video Mfg Name Studio: MGM
Video Release Date Release Date: 4/19/2005
Video Play Time Running Time: 115 minutes
Video Release Year Original Release Date: 1939
Video CategoryId Catalog ID: 1008131
Video UPC UPC: 00027616921697
Video Number of Discs Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Video Original Language Original Language: English
Video Audio Spec Available Audio Tracks: English
Video Subtitle Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Video Color Spec Video: Color
Cast & Crew
Video Cast Info Frederick Culley
Video Cast Info C. Aubrey Smith
Video Cast Info Donald Gray
Video Cast Info Henry Oscar
Video Cast Info Allan Jeayes
Video Cast Info John Laurie
Video Cast Info June Duprez
Video Cast Info Ralph Richardson
Video Cast Info Jack Allen
Video Cast Info Sir John Clements
Video Cast Info Alexander Korda - Producer
Video Cast Info Henry Cornelius - Editor
Video Cast Info Osmond H. Borradaile - Director of Photography
Video Cast Info Jack Cardiff - Director of Photography
Video Cast Info Arthur Wimperis - Screenwriter
Video Cast Info Lajos Biro - Screenwriter
Video Cast Info Miklos Rozsa - Composer
Video Cast Info Georges Perinal - Director of Photography
Video Cast Info Vincent Korda - Production Designer
Video Cast Info William Hornbeck - Editor
Video Cast Info A. E. W. Mason - Source Writer
Video Cast Info R.C. Sherriff - Screenwriter
Video Cast Info Alexander Korda - Director
Plot Summary
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.

Professional Reviews

USA Today
"...One of the great color films..." 01/05/1989 p.6D

Entertainment Weekly
"[A] film of dazzling visual grandeur." 04/22/2005 p.49

Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is a derring-do story of stiff upper lips, adventure and honour." 03/01/2007 p.124

Sight and Sound
"[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

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