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The Four Feathers (1929 film)

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The Four Feathers
Film poster
Directed byMerian C. Cooper
Lothar Mendes
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written byHope Loring
Howard Estabrook
John Farrow
Julian Johnson
Produced byDavid O. Selznick
StarringFay Wray
William Powell
Noah Beery Sr.
Clive Brook
Richard Arlen
CinematographyRobert Kurrle
Merian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Edited byErnest B. Schoedsack
Music byWilliam Frederick Peters
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
Template:1929 (NYC)
Template:1929 (USA)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Four Feathers is a 1929 American war film directed by Merian C. Cooper and starring Fay Wray.[1] The picture has the distinction of being one of the last major Hollywood pictures of the silent era. It was also released by Paramount Pictures in a version with a Movietone soundtrack with music and sound effects only.[2] The film is the third of numerous film versions of the 1902 novel The Four Feathers written by A. E. W. Mason, and the cast features William Powell, Richard Arlen, Clive Brook and Noah Beery Sr.

Cast

Accolades

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

References

  1. ^ Hall, Mordaunt. "New York Times: The Four Feathers". NY Times. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
  2. ^ IMDB entry
  3. ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 14, 2016.