And so once again the storyline is impressive, the simplicity of a man who wanted to make amends for being called a coward is still brilliant. So with "Storm Over the Nile" using the exact same screenplay as the 1939 version of "The Four Feathers" a lot of what I said about the previous movie rings true about this version. Realising his mistake Harry heads off to Egypt and takes on a disguise as a mute native to not only prove he isn't a coward but in doing so return the feathers.
But in resigning he is not only brandished a coward by his friends in the Army but also by his fiancee Mary Burroughs ( Mary Ure - Where Eagles Dare), with him receiving a box of four feathers to signal his cowardice. But when Harry's proud father dies he sees it as an opportunity to stop living a lie and resigns his commission. With a long tradition of Faversham men fighting for their country Harry Faversham (Anthony Steel) is expected to follow suit and to keep the peace he heads off for military training. In fact that is not entirely true as where as the 1939 version of "The Four Feathers" had actors who got under the skin of their characters this remake has actors who whilst solid fail to bring their characters to life and as such "Storm Over the Nile" ends up an inferior imitation but still a good movie. What that means is technically we have two identical movies with the only difference being the cast and the improvement in picture quality, which shows itself when the older footage is spliced in.
Sherriff and also used some footage from the 1939 version. In fact it is not just a remake as director Terence Young teamed up with Zoltan Korda, who directed the original, and used the exact same screenplay by R.C. Don't be fooled by this movie being called "Storm Over the Nile" because in reality it is " The Four Feathers" a remake of the 1939 movie of the same name.
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