A.E.W. Mason
Nascimento : 1865-05-07, Everleigh, Dulwich, London, England, UK
Morte : 1948-11-22
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Em 1898, no Sudão, Harry Faversham (Heath Ledger) inesperadamente pede baixa de seu posto no exército britânico, pouco antes de uma importante batalha contra os rebeldes locais. Por sua atitude sua noiva Ethne Eustace (Kate Hudson) e seus três melhores amigos entregam a Harry uma pena branca cada, símbolo do que acreditam ter sido uma atitude covarde. Decidido a reconquistar a confiança perdida, Harry decide partir para o Sudão após saber que Jack Durrance (Wes Bentley), seu melhor amigo, está em apuros.
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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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In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito. Re-used a great deal of stock footage from The Four Feathers (1939), including the entire final battle sequence.
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A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.
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A wealthy French widow is poisoned in her home, Inspector Hanaud investigates..
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A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't clever enough to ascertain the location of those gems, so they consult a phony spiritualist. Then they decide to dispose of the mystic by framing her for the murder.
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Um tímido oficial do exército britânico renuncia à seu posto na véspera de seu destacamento ser enviado contra rebeldes egípcios. Chamando-o de covarde, sua namorada e três amigos oficiais lhe dão 4 penas brancas como símbolo de seu ato. Então o oficial britânico procura resgatar sua honra, ajudando secretamente seus antigos camaradas. Quando sua unidade é vencida e capturada pelos rebeldes, nosso herói, disfarçado de árabe, encontra uma oportunidade de tentar libertar cada um deles e assim poder devolver as 'penas' da covardia recebidas de seus antigos camaradas.
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Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.
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Durante o reino da Rainha Elizabeth I, na Inglaterra, as tensões militares com a Espanha são evidentes. Em meio a um ambiente de amor e guerra, um espião é enviado à Península Ibérica para investigar possíveis suspeitos e futuros ataques ao seu país.
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In this romantic comedy, an aspiring socialite heads for a vacation in Monte Carlo where she befriends a wealthy widowed duchess and then begins blackmailing her after she steals a scandalous letter.
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A New York socialite Celia invents an aristocratic English fiancé named Lord Michael Ware to deflect the tedious attention of would-be suitors. Celia travels to London to claim an inheritance...and meets an aristocratic Englishman called Lord Michael Ware. The imaginary romance becomes real.
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An older daughter invents a fiancé so that her father will allow her younger sister to marry. However, the lie comes back to haunt her.
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In France, an inspector solves the poisoning of his rich aunt.
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Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.
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An Englishman (Richard Arlen) fights in the Sudan after receiving white feathers of cowardice from his fiancee (Fay Wray) and friends.
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Paul is a fearless French Foreign Legion officer. Ordered to quell a native uprising at a far-away outpost, he discovers that the revolt is actually a subterfuge hatched by the Arabs, so that the city under Paul's command will be left unguarded and defenseless.
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In Africa an Englishman is sold as a slave by a blind beggar who then weds a girl after he has killed her crooked husband.
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In South America the wife of the president's son loves the leader of the revolution
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When a British army officer, Harry Faversham, resigns his commission on the eve of his regiment's departure for service in the Sudan he is sent four white feathers of cowardice by his comrades and fiancee. In an attempt to redeem himself, Faversham travels out to the Sudan where he saves the lives of his former comrades.
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Inspector Hanaud is asked to investigate a murder in which a young woman is accused of killing her wealthy employer in a Riviera mansion and then running away. She is innocent, but the villain is able to make her seem guilty. Hanaud uncovers the truth, that the murder was the result of a jewel robbery gone wrong.
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Stella Derrick and Dick Hazelwood love each other, but their families want them to make better financial matches.
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King James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.