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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Overview

Genre:   Drama  
Opened: 1962     Run Time: 2hrs 33min  
Cast: Glenn Ford   Ingrid Thulin  Charles Boyer   Lee J Cobb        
Director: Vincente Minnelli   
Producer: Julian C Blaustein      
     
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Synopsis
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Argentinian patriarch Julio Madariaga (Lee J. Cobb) urges his German-born nephew, Heinrich von Hartrott (Karl Boehm), to give up his Nazi allegiance on the brink of World War II, but the request is refused. Madariaga's debauched grandson, Julio Desnoyers (Glenn Ford), joins the French Resistance, risking his life to fight the Nazis in honor of his grandfather, who died shortly after von Hartrott's Nazi leanings were exposed. The war brings the co... Read More
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Additional Content for The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
Domestic Theatrical Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
Production Company: Julian Blaustein Productions
Production Company: Montezuma Films
additional wardrobe : Orry-Kelly
sound : Westrex
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By  Emanuel Levy
Critic Rating: 4 star rating 4
Jul 06, 2010
Inferior to the silent Valentino version, Minnelli's epic is stale and verbose, failing to ground its protgaonists and their opposing views in any recognizable or engaging political context.
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Classic Film and Television
By  Michael E. Grost
Critic Rating: 8 star rating 8
Jul 06, 2010
Visually inventive drama.
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