The Four Feathers (1921)

Directed by

René Plaissetty

Genre

drama film, silent film, adventure film, war film, historical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British officer is given four white feathers as symbols of his cowardice. He travels to North Africa to prove his bravery and redeem himself in the eyes of his accusers.

old-fashioneddramaticadventurousmelodramatichistoricalseriousstately

What happens

The Four Feathers is a 1921 British silent war film directed by René Plaissetty and starring Harry Ham, Mary Massart, Ernest English, and Henry Vibart. The film is an adaptation of A. E. W. Mason's 1902 novel of the same name. The film was made on location and at Cricklewood Studios by Stoll Pictures, at the time the largest British film studio. It was the second film version of the story, following a 1915 American film. The film was shot on location in North Africa. It was reasonably successful on its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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