The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

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Movie Info

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 cousins together for a final showdown.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Vincente Minnelli
Producer:

Julian Blaustein
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 18, 2017
Runtime:

2h 33m
Production Co:

Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Olallo Rubio, Moctezuma Films
Sound Mix:

Mono
Aspect Ratio:

35mm

Cast & Crew

Glenn Ford
Julio Desnoyers

Ingrid Thulin
Marguerite Laurier

Charles Boyer
Marcelo Desnoyers

Lee J. Cobb
Julio Madariaga

Paul Henreid
Etienne Laurier

Paul Lukas
Karl von Hartrott

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Critic Reviews for The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

All Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

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.

July 25, 2009 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Visually inventive drama.

August 26, 2006 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

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Audience Reviews for The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Aug 18, 2015

Overlong, confused remake. The real handicap is the ridiculous casting of Glenn Ford as the Argentinian lead that Rudolph Valentino played in the original. Thulin's dialogue was dubbed by Angela Lansbury in its entirety leading to even more of a disconnect.

jay n Super Reviewer
May 23, 2012

Minnelli's only entry in the war movie genre gets off to a cracking start. A heavily made up Cobb, the head of a rich Franco-German expat family in Argentina, suffers a fatal stroke upon learning his Grandson Boehm has joined the Nazis. A raging storm hits and the ghostly figures of the mythical title quartet appear in the heavens above. After this opening, of a melodramatic nature even Oliver Stone would consider over the top, the movie slows down and develops into a second rate war drama. The forty-six year old all American Ford is terribly miscast as a young Argentine spin on the Bel Ami archetype. I've never seen the appeal of Ford, to me he suffers from a serious lack of charisma. I just can't buy him as the charming lover type. Minnelli wanted Alain Delon for the role but unfortunately had Ford forced upon him by the studio. Coupled with an equally bland actress, Thulin (who was dubbed by Angela Lansbury due to her impenetrable Swedish accent), it's difficult to engage in their plight. Neither are particularly likable, basically just a pair of rich brats, whereas Thulin's husband, Henreid is portrayed as the noble soldier. If your leading characters are engaging in morally dubious activities you really need to cast charismatic performers to get the audience on their side. Visually it's splendid, great widescreen compositions and the usual Minnelli flair for colour. This is a remake of a Rudolph Valentino starring silent film and Minnelli borrows some techniques that were long out of favor by 1962. The surreal imagery of the horsemen was all too common in the silent era but is unusually striking in a sixties Hollywood movie. A major flop for MGM, this would be the last time Minnelli was given such a broad canvas. It's said his confidence was shattered by the experience and so he disappeared from the limelight immediately after, working only sporadically and with little acclaim.

The Movie W Super Reviewer
Oct 08, 2009

Well made and well acted. I wasn't crazy about the story.

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