Four Feathers, The

Synopsis: War film melodrama on the theme of heroism and celebration of empire based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason. Henry Faversham, son of a war hero, resigns his military commission just before his company is to serve in the Sudan. Three of his colleagues and his girlfriend present him with four feathers as a symbol of cowardice. Henry disguises himself as an Arab tribesman and secretly works for the British as a scout, becoming a hero as he saves all his colleagues. At the end of the film, one of his colleagues, John Durrance (Richardson), is blind and reads from The Tempest III ii ‘be not afeard the isle is full of noises’ in Braille.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1939
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Braille