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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   1,984 votes
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Director:
Zoltan Korda
Writers:
A.E.W. Mason (by)
R.C. Sherriff (screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
3 August 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | War more
Tagline:
See...The Dreaded Dervishes! - Kipling's Famous FUZZY WUZZIES! more
Plot:
A British army officer who resigns his commission on the eve of his unit's embarkation to a mission... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
Absolutely superb! more (50 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
John Clements ... Harry Faversham
Ralph Richardson ... Captain John Durrance
C. Aubrey Smith ... General Burroughs
June Duprez ... Ethne Burroughs
Allan Jeayes ... General Faversham
Jack Allen ... Lieutenant Willoughby
Donald Gray ... Peter Burroughs
Frederick Culley ... Dr Sutton
Clive Baxter ... Young Harry Faversham
Robert Rendel ... Colonel
Archibald Batty ... Adjutant
Derek Elphinstone ... Lieutenant Parker
Hal Walters ... Joe
Norman Pierce ... Sergeant Brown
Henry Oscar ... Dr . Harraz
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
129 min | 115 min (TCM print) | West Germany:107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 | New Zealand:R13 | UK:A | USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #02457) | UK:U (video rating)
Filming Locations:
Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK more
Company:
London Film Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Willoughby comments to the others about the dervishes cutting off noses, his hands are behind his back, and then on the back of a chair. more
Quotes:
Dr. Harraz: Why worry? Be a coward and be happy. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Fame: The Crazies (#1.11)" (1982) more

FAQ

Why is this film not available in the original 130 minute release length, always cut down to 115 minutes?
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User Reviews

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32 out of 35 people found the following review useful.
Absolutely superb!, 28 January 2004
Author: Al Guzman (zorro40@msn.com) from Las Vegas, NV

In my 71 years I still hold "The Four Feathers" as my all time favorite movie. The acting is outstanding and the photography is beautifully done. You'll never see anything like this again if you live to be 200. It's too bad that this was released in 1939 when so many block busters were released by Hollywood.

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