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"Romántica aventura que recrea el honor, la devoción, el valor de caballeros y soldados en los días de apogeo del Imperio Británico."@es
"Romántica aventura que recrea el honor, la devoción, el valor de caballeros y soldados en los días de apogeo del Imperio Británico."
"A man who chooses to stay home for love's sake instead of going to war is accused of cowardice by his four companions, forcing him to prove his bravery. By 1939 three film versions of A.E. Mason's novel The Four Feathers - a story of heroism and cowardice in the Sudan had been released. Korda's magnificent fourth version is deservedly the most famous."@en
"An adaptation of A.E.W. Masons classic 1902 adventure novel about the British Empire's exploits in Africa, and a crowning achievement of Alexander Korda's legendary production company, London Films. Set at the end of the nineteenth century, follows the travails of a young officer accused of cowardice after he resigns his post on the eve of a major deployment to Khartoum; he must fight to redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow officers."@en
"This classic tale of cowardice and bravery is the fourth and most critically acclaimed filmic adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's classic adventure novel. Containing sweeping battle scenes that reputedly used a cast of thousands and a tightly constructed script, this is a bold military epic thoroughly deserving of its Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography, with its rich colors and evocative locations making full use of the new concept of Technicolor. In addition, there is a pounding score by Miklos Rozsa and virtuoso performances by John Clements, Ralph Richardson and Aubrey Smith. Young Harry Faversham, scion of a distinguished military family, automatically joins the army with his three close boyhood friends-Durrace, Willoughby and Burroughs. Feeling that he is unsuited to the life, and newly engaged to Ethne, he then resigns his commission. But with the regiment about to leave for the Sudan under Kitchener, Harry's friends assume his motive is cowardice. Each send him the traditional white feather in contempt; the fourth is plucked from Ethne's fan. Realizing the disgrace he has brought to himself and his family, Harry sets out alone to the distant war. Disguised as a Sengali native, Harry crosses the desert in search of the army, and manages to rescue Durrance, severely wounded in an attack by Dervishes, then struggles through a series of heroic adventures to free his other two comrades-at-arms, captured in the same ambush. Three of the feathers redeemed, and his courage proved beyond doubt, Harry goes home to redeem the fourth ..."@en
"John Clemens plays Henry Faversham, an English officer who resigns his commission just before fellow officers set off for war in the Sudan. Three of his friends send him white feathers in contempt and the ultimate insult is when the woman he loves presents him with the fourth. In despair he follows his regiment to Africa - surviving a gruelling trek across the Sudanese desert to join the fight and prove his courage."@en
"Four boyhood friends have joined the British Army and are about to leave for the war in Egypt. One of them stays behind to become engaged. The others feel betrayed and send him a white feather--the sign of a coward. He realizes his fiancee also believes he is a coward so he plucks a feather from her fan and heads for the war."@en
"A man who chooses to stay home for love's sake instead of going to war is accused of cowardice by his four companions, forcing him to prove his bravery."@en
"Angleterre, 1898 : Harry Faversham, descendant d'une lignée de héros militaires, porte cet héritage comme un lourd fardeau. Il intègre malgré tout l'armée avec ses trois amis d'enfance et à 25 ans, il est nommé officier. Le même jour, ses fiançailles avec Ethne sont annoncées. A la mort de son père, libéré de la tradition familiale, il décide de quitter l'armée au moment où les troupes partent combattre les rebelles au Soudan. Avec John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, Allan Jeaves."
"This Technicolor spectacular, directed by Zoltán Korda, is considered the finest of the many adaptations of A. E. W. Mason's classic 1902 adventure novel about the British empire's exploits in Africa, and a crowning achievement of Alexander Korda's legendary production company, London Films. Set at the end of the nineteenth century, The Four Feathers follows the travails of a young officer (John Clements) accused of cowardice after he resigns his post on the eve of a major deployment to Khartoum; he must then fight to redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow officers (including Ralph Richardson) and fiancée (June Duprez). Featuring music by Miklós Rózsa and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile, The Four Feathers is a thrilling, thunderous epic. (Criterion)."
"A story of the cowardice-turned-courage of a young British officer who initially refuses to join his unit on a mission to quash a revolt in Sudan, but then joins the mission as an undercover agent behind enemy lines."@en
""This Technicolor spectacular, directed by Zoltán Korda, is considered the finest of the many adaptations of A. E. W. Mason's classic 1902 adventure novel about the British empire's exploits in Africa, and a crowning achievement of Alexander Korda's legendary production company, London Films. Set at the end of the nineteenth century, The Four Feathers follows the travails of a young officer (John Clements) accused of cowardice after he resigns his post on the eve of a major deployment to Khartoum; he must then fight to redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow officers (including Ralph Richardson) and fiancée (June Duprez). Featuring music by Miklós Rózsa and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile, The Four Feathers is a thrilling, thunderous epic"--Container."
"Four boyhood friends have joined the British Army and are about to leave for the war in Egypt. One of them stays behind to become engaged. The others feel betrayed and send him a white feather--the sign of a coward. He realizes his financee also believes he is a coward so he plucks a feather from her fan and heads for the war."
"Set in 1898 during Lord Kitchener's re-conquest of the Sudan. A British officer, for vague reasons, refuses to leave for the campaign with his regiment. He is shunned as a coward by his friends and his fiance. He later disguises himself as a Sudanese and infiltrates the capital, proving that he was not a coward."
"Set at the end of the nineteenth century. With cannon fire igniting the North African skies, the British cavalry charges into battle to capture the strategic city of Khartoum. In the midst of the devastating carnage, a horrified officer resigns from his post. But he soon finds his shame is greater than his fear, and he returns to save his honor and the friends he betrayed at any cost."
"By 1939 three film versions of A.E. Mason's novel The Four Feathers - a story of heroism and cowardice in the Sudan had been released. Korda's magnificent fourth version is deservedly the most famous."@en
""In 1895, ten years after the fall of Khartoum and the slaughter of General Charles George Gordon and his men by the Dervishes, the British army returns to reconquer the Sudan. Among the officers assigned to join Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener, the commander of the Anglo-Egyptian forces, is Harry Faversham, a sensitive lad who rebels at the bloodshed and army life being forced upon him by his family legacy. He resigns and is branded a coward by his fiancée, Ethne Burroughs, and by his fellow officers, John Durrance, Thomas Willoughby and Peter Burroughs. As the regiment debarks, Harry receives a package with three white feathers, a traditional symbol for cowardice, attached to the calling cards of his fellow officers. He plucks one himself from Ethne's fan, knowing that she feels the same way. Realizing that he has ruined his own life and brought disgrace upon those close to him, Harry makes up his mind to atone. Disguised as a Sengali, Harry makes his way up the Nile to Durrance's encampment. There, he finds the troops slaughtered and Durrance, the sole survivor, blinded by sun exposure. Harry wordlessly rafts down the Nile with the helpless Durrance and deposits him, along with a white feather, at another encampment. Permanently blinded, Durrance returns to England and to Ethne, who discovers the feather. In disguise, Harry continues his journey to Omdurman, where Willoughby and Burroughs are held prisoner by the ruling Mahdi. While attempting to free his friends, Harry is captured as a spy, but after he is thrown in jail he rallies the prisoners to overthrow their chains and captors. Meanwhile, the Mahdi flings his entire force against the British in the desert plains, and as the Dervishes flee the British in defeat, Harry and the prisoners seize command of the arsenal and turn fire on the Mahdi's men. Hailed as a hero, Harry returns to England and Ethne, and returns the three last feathers in triumph"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940."@en
"A man who chooses to stay home for love's sake instead of going to war is accused of cowardice by his companion, forcing him to prove his bravery."@en
""With cannon fire igniting the North African skies, the British cavalry charges into battle to capture the strategic city of Khartoum. In the midst of the devastating carnage, a horrified officer resigns from his post. But he soon finds his shame is greater than his fear, and he returns to save his honor--and the friends he betrayed--at any cost"--Container."@en
"With cannon fire igniting the North African skies, the British cavalry charges into battle to capture the strategic city of Khartoum. In the midst of the devastating carnage, a horrified officer resigns from his post. But he soon finds his shame is greater than his fear, and he returns to save his honor - and the friends he betrayed - at any cost."@en
"Feature film from the UK. Drama / war. A British officer who left the army on the eve of his regiment's mobilisation to Egypt and Sudan must prove his bravery in battle, to return the white feathers of cowardice his former comrades gave him and reclaim his fiancee's respect."
"Four white feathers are given to Lt. Faversham by his friends as accusations of cowardice, because he resigned his commission when the regiment was ordered to the Sudan. Many scenes depicting the British war in the Sudan."
"After career soldier Harry Faversham leaves his regiment in disgrace, he sets out on a sweeping adventure to regain his honor and return the white feathers of cowardice sent by his best friends."
"It's 1880 and Harry Fevesham is forced, by his family's history, into a lifelong career in the military. However, falling in love makes him realise his long and painful fear of his orders to go and fight, Harry decides to conceal the news from his fellow soldiers and resign. His family, friends and fiancee find out and each present him with a single white feather as a symbol of his treachery."@en
"Zoltan Korda's epic about the cowardice-turned-courage of a young British officer in Africa."@en
""Young Harry Faversham, born into a distinguished military family, automatically joins the army with three close childhood friends - Durrance, Willoughby and Burroughs. Feeling that he is unsuited to the life, and newly-engaged to Ethne, he resigns his commission, only to be accused of cowardice by his friends. Each send him the traditional white feather in contempt; the fourth is plucked from Ethne's fan. Realising the disgrace he has brought to himself and his family, Harry sets out alone to the distant war to redeem himself." [box cover note]."
"A tradition-bound British officer must prove he is not a coward by helping his army comrades to combat the Sudanese uprising of 1898."