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The Four Feathers

A timid 1880s British Army officer resigns, burning his last-day summons to war in Egypt. Accusing him of cowardice, his girlfriend and three friends give him white feathers. To gain redemption, he shadows his friends to save their l

Director

Zoltan Korda

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

London Films Productions,United Artists

Awards

2 nominations

Harry Faversham

Captain John Durrance

Ralph Richardson

General Burroughs

C. Aubrey Smith

Ethne Burroughs

General Faversham

Lieutenant Willoughby

Peter Burroughs

Dr. Sutton

Frederick Culley

Young Harry Faversham

Colonel

Adjutant

Archibald Batty

Lieutenant Parker

Derek Elphinstone

Joe

Sergeant Brown

Dr. Harraz

The Khalifa

Karaga Pasha

Man

Christopher Cozier

Bit Part

Soldier

Mahdi Interpreter

Boy Doffing Cap at Parade

Leslie Phillips

Man #2

Mrs. Brown - Sgt. Brown's wife

Josephine Wilson

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Harry Faversham Dr. Harraz General Burroughs Ethne Burroughs Dr. Sutton General Faversham Colonel

The boy's too young - The Four Feathers

The boy's too young

Oh good I don't mind telling you I'm worried about him - The Four Feathers

Oh good I don't mind telling you I'm worried about...

There's no place in England for a coward - The Four Feathers

There's no place in England for a coward

- Thank you.
- That's our boy. - The Four Feathers

- Thank you. - That's our boy.

What, him? - The Four Feathers

- Sorry Father had to drag Egypt into it.
- Tired of Egypt already? - The Four Feathers

- Sorry Father had to drag Egypt into it. - Tired of Egypt a...

- Faversham.
- See what he wants, Lubbock. - The Four Feathers

- Faversham. - See what he wants, Lubbock.

Well Faversham - The Four Feathers

- May I go, sir?
- Yes. - The Four Feathers

- May I go, sir? - Yes.

We've discussed it so often - The Four Feathers

We've discussed it so often

I believe in our happiness - The Four Feathers

I believe in our happiness

"Mr. Thomas Willoughby. " - The Four Feathers

"Mr. Thomas Willoughby. "

Well, they had a fine send-off, Ethne. - The Four Feathers

Well, they had a fine send-off, Ethne.

Some people are born free - The Four Feathers

Some people are born free

We agreed always
to be honest with each other. - The Four Feathers

We agreed always to be honest with each other.

Come on! - The Four Feathers

- You've served here before.
- Abu Klea, sir. - The Four Feathers

- You've served here before. - Abu Klea, sir.

You tell me you left the army - The Four Feathers

You tell me you left the army

Many a man is haunted by some fear - The Four Feathers

Many a man is haunted by some fear

I am a coward Doctor - The Four Feathers

I am a coward Doctor

The man who tries to cheat his fate is more than a coward - The Four Feathers

The man who tries to cheat his fate is more than a coward

Who is this man? - The Four Feathers

Who is this man?

The white feather is the mark of a coward - The Four Feathers

The white feather is the mark of a coward

- All right, Sergeant?
- All correct, sir. - The Four Feathers

- All right, Sergeant? - All correct, sir.

Your watch.
No Fuzzies round here. - The Four Feathers

Your watch. No Fuzzies round here.

Blimey! - The Four Feathers

Didn't we ought to start him
back to camp at once? - The Four Feathers

Didn't we ought to start him back to camp at once?

- Can you see anything?
- No. - The Four Feathers

- Can you see anything? - No.

Ready to march off, sir! - The Four Feathers

Ready to march off, sir!

Flower and Bardell, strike the tent.
Put it on the mule and follow us behind. - The Four Feathers

Flower and Bardell, strike the tent. Put it on the mule and ...

- Seen anything?
- No, sir. - The Four Feathers

- Seen anything? - No, sir.

The mules are restless, sir.
Bad sign. - The Four Feathers

The mules are restless, sir. Bad sign.

Alarm! - The Four Feathers

Alarm! Alarm! - The Four Feathers

- Sir.
- Yes? - The Four Feathers

Now, this is grand.
We'll soon be up to Omdurman... - The Four Feathers

Now, this is grand. We'll soon be up to Omdurman...

Is that you Peter - The Four Feathers

Is that you Peter

Peter. - The Four Feathers

Peter!
For God's sake, answer me! - The Four Feathers

Peter! For God's sake, answer me!

Give it! Give it to me! - The Four Feathers

Give it! Give it to me!

Alarm! Alarm! - The Four Feathers

Ethne. - The Four Feathers

Look, there's an Arab!
He's got an officer. - The Four Feathers

Look, there's an Arab! He's got an officer.

It is useless, Your Excellency. - The Four Feathers

It is useless, Your Excellency.

- Go on. Read the postscript.
- Let me read it. - The Four Feathers

- Go on. Read the postscript. - Let me read it.

Ethne, darling, I'm sorry.
You're trembling. - The Four Feathers

Ethne, darling, I'm sorry. You're trembling.

So Harry's alive... - The Four Feathers

So Harry's alive...

Oi, Peter. - The Four Feathers

If I had my hands free, I'd applaud. - The Four Feathers

If I had my hands free, I'd applaud.

Willoughby. Do I still look sane? - The Four Feathers

Willoughby. Do I still look sane?

"Don't despair. " - The Four Feathers

"Don't despair. "

Karaga. - The Four Feathers

Swim. - The Four Feathers

So, the mad musician of Omdurman
was a British spy. - The Four Feathers

So, the mad musician of Omdurman was a British spy.

Well, that's the end of that. - The Four Feathers

Well, that's the end of that.

They're deploying to attack, sir.
It's their whole army. - The Four Feathers

They're deploying to attack, sir. It's their whole...

Perkins, go to the right.
Cramley, go to the left. - The Four Feathers

Perkins, go to the right. Cramley, go to the left.

Grand sight, ain't it? - The Four Feathers

Grand sight, ain't it?

Get your chains on.
Karaga, tell them it's now or never. - The Four Feathers

Get your chains on. Karaga, tell them it's now or never...

They're rallying again, sir. - The Four Feathers

They're rallying again, sir.

Lengthen range 350. We'll have
that tower down with the black flag on it. - The Four Feathers

Lengthen range 350. We'll have that tower down with the...

- That's not a Dervish gun. That's our gun.
- They'll blow us to pieces! - The Four Feathers

- That's not a Dervish gun. That's our gun. - They...

They're lowering the flag, surrendering. - The Four Feathers

They're lowering the flag, surrendering.

Paper! Paper!
Khartoum recaptured by Kitchener! - The Four Feathers

Paper! Paper! Khartoum recaptured by Kitchener!

Paper! Paper! Paper! - The Four Feathers

Paper! Paper! Paper!

But why should he try to rob me? - The Four Feathers

But why should he try to rob me?

War was war in those days - The Four Feathers

War was war in those days

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A timid 1880s British Army officer resigns, burning his last-day summons to war in Egypt. Accusing him of cowardice, his girlfriend and three friends give him white feathers. To gain redemption, he shadows his friends to save their l

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Director: Zoltan Korda

Writer: A.E.W. Mason, R.C. Sherriff, Lajos Biró

Production: London Films Productions,United Artists

Genre: adventure, drama, romance

Year: 1939

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Aug 1939

Awards: 2 nominations

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