Korda Collection (Vol. 1) - 5-DVD Box Set ( The Four Feathers (4 Feathers) / Rembrandt / Jungle Book / The Private Life of Henry VIII / The Ghost Goes West )

Korda Collection (Vol. 1) - 5-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Four Feathers (4 Feathers) / Rembrandt / Jungle Book / The Private Life of Henry VIII / The Ghost Goes West
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
486 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1933-1942 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Zoltan Korda
Alexander Korda
Ludwig Berger
Michael Powell

Written By:
A.E.W. Mason
R.C. Sherriff
Carl Zuckmayer
June Head
Rudyard Kipling
Laurence Stallings
Lajos Biró
Miles Malleson

Actors:
John Clements ..... Harry Faversham
Ralph Richardson ..... Captain John Durrance
C. Aubrey Smith ..... General Burroughs
June Duprez ..... Ethne Burroughs
Allan Jeayes ..... General Faversham
Jack Allen ..... Lieutenant Willoughby
Donald Gray ..... Peter Burroughs
Frederick Culley ..... Dr Sutton
Clive Baxter ..... Young Harry Faversham
Robert Rendel ..... Colonel
Archibald Batty ..... Adjutant
Derek Elphinstone ..... Lieutenant Parker
Hal Walters ..... Joe
Norman Pierce ..... Sergeant Brown
Henry Oscar ..... Dr . Harraz
Charles Laughton ..... Rembrandt van Rijn
Gertrude Lawrence ..... Geertje Dirx
Elsa Lanchester ..... Hendrickje Stoffels
Edward Chapman ..... Fabrizius
Walter Hudd ..... Banning Cocq
Roger Livesey ..... Beggar Saul
John Bryning ..... Titus van Rijn
Sam Livesey ..... Auctioneer
Herbert Lomas ..... Gerrit van Rijn (father)
Allan Jeayes ..... Dr. Tulp
John Clements ..... Govaert Flinck
Raymond Huntley ..... Ludwick
Abraham Sofaer ..... Dr. Menasseh
Laurence Hanray ..... Heertsbeeke
Austin Trevor ..... Marquis de Grand-Coeur
Sabu ..... Mowgli
Joseph Calleia ..... Buldeo
John Qualen ..... The barber
Frank Puglia ..... The pundit
Rosemary DeCamp ..... Messua (as Rosemary De Camp)
Patricia O'Rourke ..... Mahala
Ralph Byrd ..... Durga
John Mather ..... Rao
Faith Brook ..... English girl
Noble Johnson ..... Sikh
Charles Laughton ..... King Henry VIII
Robert Donat ..... Thomas Culpeper
Franklin Dyall ..... Thomas Cromwell
Miles Mander ..... Wriothesley
Laurence Hanray ..... Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
William Austin ..... Duke of Cleves
John Loder ..... Thomas Peynell
Claud Allister ..... Cornell (as Claude Allister)
Gibb McLaughlin ..... The French executioner
Sam Livesey ..... The English executioner
Merle Oberon ..... Anne Boleyn
Wendy Barrie ..... Jane Seymour
Elsa Lanchester ..... Anne of Cleves
Binnie Barnes ..... Katherine Howard
Everley Gregg ..... Katherine Parr
Conrad Veidt ..... Jaffar
Sabu ..... Abu
June Duprez ..... Princess
John Justin ..... Ahmad
Rex Ingram ..... Djinn
Miles Malleson ..... Sultan
Morton Selten ..... The Old King
Mary Morris ..... Halima
Bruce Winston ..... The Merchant
Hay Petrie ..... Astrologer
Adelaide Hall ..... Singer
Roy Emerton ..... Jailer
Allan Jeayes ..... The Story Teller

Synopsis:

The Four Feathers (1939)
This was the first sound production of A.E.W. Mason's classic adventure novel, which was brought to the screen three times in the silent era.
Rembrandt (1936)
The last years of the painter's life from the death of his wife Saskia in 1642, to his own death in 1669.
Jungle Book (1942)
The Jungle Book isn't always faithful to the Rudyard Kipling original (in fact, it seldom is), but 1942 audiences swept up in the grandeur of the production values and the lush Technicolor photography didn't mind at all.
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Charles Laughton became an international star by chewing both mutton and scenes in his Oscar-winning turn as King Henry VIII.
The Ghost Goes West (1936)
An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together.

The Four Feathers:
This was the first sound production of A.E.W. Mason's classic adventure novel, which was brought to the screen three times in the silent era. Harry Faversham (John Clements) is the son of a military man who expects his son to follow in his footsteps on the fields of battle. Gen. Burroughs (C. Aubrey Smith), the father of Faversham's sweetheart, Ethne (June Duprez), was also a hero in the Crimean War, and he often regales Harry with tales of his exploits under fire. However, Harry is not so sure he believes in the family's tradition of military service and resigns his commission in 1898, shortly before his company is scheduled to head into the Sudan. Three of Faversham's comrades in arms, Capt. John Durrance (Ralph Richardson), Lt. Peter Burroughs (Donald Gray), and Lt. Arthur Willoughby (Jack Allen), each present Harry with a white feather, symbolizing their belief that he is a coward; Ethne shares their belief, and gives him one as well. Disgusted with himself, Faversham disguises himself as a Sangali tribesman and travels to the Sudan so that he might be able to move behind enemy lines and serve the British forces as a scout and reconnaissance agent. When his former regiment is attacked, Faversham is able to lead Burroughs and Willoughby to safety, with the wounded Durrance not realizing that the Arab who saved his life was in fact the man that he accused of cowardice. The Four Feathers was a great critical and commercial success and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.

Rembrandt:
The last years of the painter's life from the death of his wife Saskia in 1642, to his own death in 1669. The following statement regarding the story appears after the opening credits: 'In the seventeenth century Holland was a world power, her ships carried treasure to Amsterdam from all parts of the earth. But her proudest glory was the son of a miller from Leyden, Rembrandt van Rijn, the greatest painter that has ever lived. He died in obscurity, his belongings worth no more than a few shillings. Today no millionaire is worth the money the works of Rembrandt would realise, if ever offered for sale.'

Jungle Book:
The Jungle Book isn't always faithful to the Rudyard Kipling original (in fact, it seldom is), but 1942 audiences swept up in the grandeur of the production values and the lush Technicolor photography didn't mind at all. Indian juvenile-star Sabu plays Mowgli, who having been lost in the jungle as an infant has been raised by wolves. While he has no trouble conversing with his animal neighbors (whose voices aren't as ludicrous as you might think, though we never imagined that a snake could sound like Lionel Barrymore), Mowgli yearns to touch base with his human roots; thus, he returns to the native village whence he came. With the help of his jungle companions, Mowgli rescues his adoptive family, his natural mother (Rosemary DeCamp) and the rest of the humans from the greedy machinations of villains Joseph Calleia, John Qualen and Frank Puglia. Adapted for the screen by Lawrence Stallings and co-directed by Zoltan Korda and Andre De Toth, The Jungle Book scored a significant hit for its distributor United Artists, who really needed a smash at this point in time. The film would be remade (so to speak) as a Disney animated feature in 1967, and again as a live-actioner (with 'politically correct' British villains) in 1994.

The Private Life of Henry VIII:
Charles Laughton became an international star by chewing both mutton and scenes in his Oscar-winning turn as King Henry VIII. Alexander Korda's British super-production also put the British cinema on the map, which, until this film, received precious little respect in the international film community. The film, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, details the private life of the famous British monarch. His first wife, Catherine of Aragon, is barely mentioned -- explained away by a prologue which states that she was 'too respectable to be included.' Henry then marries Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon) but she is soon beheaded. His next wife, Jane Seymour (Wendy Barrie), dies during childbirth. His next wife is Anne of Cleves (Elsa Lanchester, in a prelude to her Bride of Frankenstein role), whom Henry reluctantly beds with his famous sigh, 'The things I've done for England.' They divorce and Henry next marries Katherine Howard (Binnie Barnes), who also finds herself beheaded when she has an affair with Henry's friend, Thomas Culpepper (Robert Donat). Finally, Henry is brought down to size with his final wife, Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg).

The Ghost Goes West (1936)
An American businessman's family convinces him to buy a Scottish castle and disassemble it to ship it to America brick by brick, where it will be put it back together. The castle though is not the only part of the deal, with it goes the several-hundred year old ghost who haunts it.

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