| Edition |
Blu-Ray edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (115min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Cast |
Ralph Richardson, John Clements, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez, Allan Jeayes, Jack Allen, Donald Gray, Frederick Culley, Clive Baxter, Robert Rendel, Archibald Batty, Derek Elphinstone, Hal Walters, Norman Pierce, Henry Oscar, John Laurie, Amid Taftazani. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, monaural, 1.37:1 aspect ratio. |
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Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Credits |
Cinematographers, Georges Périnal, Osmond Borradaile ; editor, Henry Cornelius ; music, Miklós Rózsa. |
| Note |
Release date: Oct. 11, 2011. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. |
| Summary |
Adaptations of A.E.W. Masons classic 1902 adventure novel about the British Empires 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. |
| Note |
Blu-ray special edition features include new high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; audio commentary by film historian Charles Drazin; new video interview with David Korda, son of director Zoltán Korda; a day in Denham, a short film from 1939 featuring footage of Zoltán Korda on the set of the Four Feathers; theatrical trailer; plus an essay by film critic Michael Sragow. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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British -- Sudan -- Drama.
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Sudan -- History -- 1881-1899 -- Drama.
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Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948 -- Film adaptations.
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Four feathers (Motion picture : 1939)
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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War films.
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| Added Author |
Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956.
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Korda, Zoltan, 1895-1961.
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Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975.
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Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948.
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Wimperis, Arthur, 1874-1953.
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Clements, John, 1910-1988.
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Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983.
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Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948.
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Duprez, June, 1918-1984.
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Jeayes, Allan, 1885-1963.
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Allen, Jack, 1907-1995.
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Gray, Donald, 1914-1978.
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Culley, Frederick, 1879-1942.
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Oscar, Henry, 1891-1969.
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Laurie, John, 1897-1980.
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Périnal, Georges, 1897-1965.
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Taftazani, Amid.
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Borradaile, Osmond, 1898-1999.
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Cornelius, Henry, 1913-1958.
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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995.
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Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948.
Four feathers.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Day at Denham.
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| Standard No. |
715515087612 |
| Music No. |
CC2064BD The Criterion Collection |
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