The Four Feathers | |
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Directed by |
Merian C. Cooper Lothar Mendes Ernest B. Schoedsack |
Produced by | David O. Selznick |
Written by |
Hope Loring Howard Estabrook John Farrow Julian Johnson |
Based on |
The Four Feathers 1902 novel by A. E. W. Mason |
Starring | Fay Wray |
Music by | William Frederick Peters |
Cinematography |
Robert Kurrle Merian C. Cooper Ernest B. Schoedsack |
Edited by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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80 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Four Feathers is a 1929 American war film directed by Merian C. Cooper and starring Fay Wray. 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. 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 Richard Arlen, Clive Brook, William Powell and Noah Beery, Sr.
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: