The Four Feathers
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Short description
Set in 1898, The Four Feathers follows Harry Faversham, a British cavalry officer who resigns his commission just as his regiment is about to leave for the Sudan campaign. His three closest friends and his fiancée each send him a white feather, the traditional mark of cowardice. Stung by the accusation, Harry sets out alone for Egypt and the Sudan, determined to prove his courage and return the feathers to those who sent them. His path there involves disguise and considerable personal risk.
Zoltan Korda directed the film, his second feature after Elephant Boy, and it sits between that 1937 release and his later Jungle Book and Sahara. R.C. Sherriff wrote the screenplay, Alexander Korda produced, and the large credited cast of twenty-three is headed by John Clements as Harry, Ralph Richardson as John Durrance, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez and Allan Jeayes. The production was mounted by London Films Productions and released through United Artists.
On IMDb the film holds a rating of 7.4 from around 7,100 votes, and on TMDB 7.1 from about 107 votes, indicating a widely seen title with a smaller but comparable response elsewhere. A critics' rating of 7.9 from eleven reviews places critical appraisal slightly above the audience scores recorded on IMDb. Run time is 129 minutes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The sailing vessels pulled along the Nile by Sudanese people were built specifically for the filming of this film. Considering they accurately replicated the sailing vessels of that historical period, their construction cost a considerable sum.
- Director Zoltan Korda (1895-1961) hired a retired brigadier general, Hector Campbell, as a technical advisor on military matters, and at Korda's direction, he drilled the actors in the leading roles and extras as soldiers would have been drilled in the corresponding historical period.
- Director Zoltán Korda paid close attention to historical accuracy, but occasionally allowed himself deviations from it in the name of spectacle. Before the start of filming the ball scene, Korda caused a scandal when he saw that all the officers were wearing blue uniforms. According to Hector Campbell, this was historically accurate for informal balls at the end of the 19th century, but the director roared that “We’re filming in color!”, and the actors changed into scarlet uniforms.
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