The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Movie Overview

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

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

Cast & Crew (12)

Glenn Ford

Ingrid Thulin

Charles Boyer

Reviews (2)

EmanuelLevy.Com

By Emanuel Levy

Critic Rating:

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:

Jul 06, 2010

Visually inventive drama.

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Overview