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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)

Director(s) Vincente Minnelli
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Top Genres Drama, War
Top Topics World War II
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Overview:

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) was a Drama - War Film directed by Vincente Minnelli .

SYNOPSIS

Set in occupied France during WWII, the tale revolves around a French family whose members swear opposite political allegiances.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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Live From the San Francisco Silent Film Festival Day 1: THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE and Opening Night Party

By Lara on May 30, 2014 From Backlots

This evening’s kickoff for the 19th annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival was an event of epic proportions. In honor of the anniversary of World War I, the festival opened with the monumental Rex Ingram/Rudolph Valentino collaboration The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), a movie t... Read full article

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Despite heavy promotion by MGM, this film was a critical and financial failure, most critics comparing it unfairly with Rex Ingram's 1921 silent classic, and Glenn Ford's Julio with that of Rudolph Valentino. Re-appraisals over the years have been rather more kind, and the film is now seen in a better light.
Dirk Bogarde turned down the lead role.
According to Martin Gottfried in his biography of Angela Lansbury, "Balancing Act", she dubbed Ingrid Thulin's voice as a favor to her husband Peter Shaw, then an executive at MGM.
Vincente Minnelli did all he could to sign Alain Delon for the role of Julio, but the producers were set on having an American star in the lead.
Parts of André Previn's score were used on the original trailers for Doctor Zhivago the film itself being scored by Maurice Jarre.
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