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The four feathers / United Artists ; Alecxander Korda presents ; screenplay, R.C. Sherriff ; directed by Zoltan Korda ; produced by Alexander Korda.
LIBRA DVD 018 682
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948. Four feathers, author.
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 583.
- Criterion collection ; 583
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948--Film adaptations.
- Mason, A. E. W.
- Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-1948.
- Soldiers--Great Britain--Drama.
- Soldiers.
- British--Sudan--Drama.
- British.
- Cowardice.
- History.
- Sudan--History--1881-1899--Drama.
- Sudan.
- Cowardice--Drama.
- Four feathers (Motion picture : 1939).
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- War films.
- Historical films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Special edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC, region 1; Mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's classic 1902 adventure novel about the British Empires exploits in Africa, and a crowning achievement of Alexander Kordas 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.
- Participant:
- Ralph Richardson, Allan Jeayes, C. Aubrey Smith, John Clements.
- Credits:
- Cinematographers, Georges Périnal, Osmond Borradaile ; editor, Henry Cornelius ; music, Miklós Rózsa.
- Notes:
- Adapted from the novel by A. E. W. Masons.
- DVD release of the 1939 motion picture.
- Special features: audio commentary by Charles Drazin ; video interview with David Korda, son of Zoltán Korda ; A day at Denham, 1939 short film with footage of Korda on the set of The four feathers.
- Contains:
- Day at Denham (Motion picture)
- ISBN:
- 9781604654905
- 1604654902
- OCLC:
- 747732104
- Publisher Number:
- 715515087711
- CC2065DDVD The Criterion Collection
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