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The Four Feathers

They made him a hero by branding him a coward... the story of a man who conquered fear.

7.1(108)19392h 9m3

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • army
  • british army
  • british empire
  • cowardice
  • sudan
  • victorian england
  • soldier
  • disguise
  • british colonialism

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Behind the camera

Director

Zoltan Korda

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR20 Apr 1939
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU4 Sept 1939
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical14Rep. Arrais mj.gov.br26 Aug 2005
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1220 Apr 1939
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/122 Jan 1940
  • XCXC

    • Theatrical5 Jul 1946

Frequently asked questions

The Four Feathers was released on 20 April 1939.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    5/6/2014

    9/10

    I have been a coward – and I wasn’t happy. The best cinematic treatment of A.E.W. Mason’s novel is here, a rousing and moving tale of a military man who is branded as a coward by those closest to him. Receiving four feathers as a sign of cowardice, Howard Faversham is inspired to go redeem himself in the eyes of his peers during the Mahdist War 1895. Zoltan Korda throws everything but the “Kitchener” sink at th…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    11/22/2022

    10/10

    **A little forgotten gem that, perhaps, deserved to be revisited by the public.** This film is one of several adaptations of a novel set during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan. It's quite good and must have been a "super production" for the time it was made. Very well directed by Zoltan Korda, in a luxurious and meticulous production that spared no effort or expense, it is, perhaps, one of the best film adapt…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/4/2024

    7/10

    A British officer (John Clements) is called up to serve in Kitchener's army that will set out to avenge the defeat of General Gordon in the Sudan. He is deeply in love with his fiancée (June Duprez), however, and so decides to prioritise his family over his career. Bad move, that - his girlfriend and three of his closest compatriots (Ralph Richardson, Jack Allen & Donald Gray) consider him a coward and present him wi…

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