Storm Over the Nile
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.

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Laurence Harvey
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Anthony Steel
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James Robertson Justice
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Mary Ure
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Ronald Lewis
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Michael Hordern
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Ferdy Mayne
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Christopher Lee
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Ian Carmichael
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Raymond Francis
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Geoffrey Keen
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John Wynn
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Roger Delgado
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Frank Singuineau
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Vincent Holman
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Mabel Etherington
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Movie Details
Production Info
- Directors:
- Zoltan Korda, Terence Young
- Production:
- London Films Productions, 20th Century Fox, Independent Film Distributors, London Films, Columbia Pictures, British Lion Films
Key Crew
- Screenplay:
- R.C. Sherriff
- Producer:
- Zoltan Korda
- Assistant Director:
- Peter Maxwell
- Stunts:
- Peter Diamond
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- GB
- Filming:
- GB
- Languages:
- en