Press Notes: The Four Feathers
October 20, 2011
Critics are tossing laurels at the epic 1939 Technicolor adaptation of A. E. W. Mason’s The Four Feathers, a crowning achievement for the Korda brothers that is now out on Criterion Blu-ray Read more »
SYNOPSIS: 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.
| Harry Faversham | John Clements |
| Captain John Durrance | Ralph Richardson |
| General Burroughs | C. Aubrey Smith |
| Ethne Burroughs | June Duprez |
| General Faversham | Allan Jeayes |
| Lieutenant Willoughby | Jack Allen |
| Peter Burroughs | Donald Gray |
| Dr. Sutton | Frederick Culley |
| Director | Zoltán Korda |
| Producer | Alexander Korda |
| Based on the novel by | A. E .W. Mason |
| Screenplay | R. C. Sherriff |
| Set design | Vincent Korda |
| Cinematography | Georges Perinal |
| Cinematography (in the Sudan) | Osmond Borradaile |
| Additional dialogue | Lajos Biro and Arthur Wimperis |
| Supervising editor | William Hornbeck |
| Editor | Henry Cornelius |
| Music | Miklós Rózsa |
| Musical director | Muir Mathieson |
October 20, 2011
Critics are tossing laurels at the epic 1939 Technicolor adaptation of A. E. W. Mason’s The Four Feathers, a crowning achievement for the Korda brothers that is now out on Criterion Blu-ray Read more »