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Based on A E W Mason’s famous novel The Four Feathers, this is the story of Harry Faversham. The son of a prestigious general, he is forced to enter the army against his will. When his father dies, however, he leaves his regiment as they set off for Sudan. This decision leads to his friends branding him a coward. As a symbol of this, each sends him a white feather. Determined to prove them wrong, he follows them to Sudan where he becomes a hero.
Original Release
12/26/1955
US Release
06/22/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Steel | Harry Faversham |
Laurence Harvey | John Durrance |
James Robertson Justice | General Burroughs / Gen. Burroughs |
Mary Ure | Mary Burroughs |
Ronald Lewis | Peter Burroughs |
Ian Carmichael | Tom Willoughby |
Jack Lambert | Colonel |
Raymond Francis | Colonel's Aide |
Geoffrey Keen | Dr. Sutton |
Michael Hordern | General Faversham / Gen. Faversham |
Directors
Writers
A.E.W. Mason, R.C. Sherriff, Lajos Biró, Arthur Wimperis
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Steel | Harry Faversham |
Laurence Harvey | John Durrance |
James Robertson Justice | General Burroughs / Gen. Burroughs |
Mary Ure | Mary Burroughs |
Ronald Lewis | Peter Burroughs |
Ian Carmichael | Tom Willoughby |
Jack Lambert | Colonel |
Raymond Francis | Colonel's Aide |
Geoffrey Keen | Dr. Sutton |
Michael Hordern | General Faversham / Gen. Faversham |
Ferdy Mayne | Dr. Harraz |
Christopher Lee | Karaga Pasha |
John Wynn | Sergeant |
Avis Scott | Sergeant's Wife |
Roger Delgado | Native Spy |
Frank Singuineau | Native Servant |
Ben Williams | Faversham's Butler |
Vincent Holman | Burroughs' Butler |
Paul Streather | Harry Faversham (as a boy) / Harry Faversham - as a boy |
N. Al Basri | Dervish |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alexander Korda | Executive Producer |
Zoltan Korda | Producer |