The Four Feathers
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The Four Feathers

1978Movie1 h 40 min

Drama
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Rotten Tomatoes–100%
77
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Rotten Tomatoes–100%

Summary

The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain his honor after being given four white feathers, symbols of cowardice.

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Deconstructionin 1,249 titlesThe original novel's Victorian-era values of extremeStoicism, empire-building, and doing one's social duty are all criticised, and Harry's attempt to single-handedly redeem himself goes pretty badly…Ascended Extrain 2,228 titlesAbou Fatma is a minor Chekhov's Gunman character in the novel who delivers General Gordon's letters to Jack, then disappears until the very end, when he helps Harry and Trench escape from prison.All 22 tropes

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