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Episode 112 – Zoltan Korda’s The Four Feathers

This week on the podcast, the team begins a month-long arc of Technicolor films by discussing Zoltan Korda’s 1939 film, The Four Feathers.

They also discuss the latest additions to the Hulu Plus channel, the 2012 Wacky New Years Drawing, “My Criterion”, the latest Netflix news, and what they’ve been upto over the holiday break. (see links below)

On the show this week: Ryan Gallagher  and Travis George.

The Four Feathers film discussion begins at the 49 minute mark.


About the film:

This Technicolor spectacular, directed by Zoltán Korda, is considered the finest of the many adaptations of A. E. W. Mason’s classic 1902 adventure novel about the British empire’s exploits in Africa, and a crowning achievement of Alexander Korda’s legendary production company, London Films. Set at the end of the nineteenth century, The Four Feathers follows the travails of a young officer (John Clements) accused of cowardice after he resigns his post on the eve of a major deployment to Khartoum; he must then fight to redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow officers (including Ralph Richardson) and fiancée (June Duprez). Featuring music by Miklós Rózsa and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Georges Périnal and Osmond Borradaile, The Four Feathers is a thrilling, thunderous epic.


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Next week on the podcast: Jean Renoir’s The River

Ryan Gallagher

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