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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

Passed  -  Drama | Romance | War  -  31 March 1923 (Portugal)
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An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.

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Virginia Warwick ...
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Mabel Van Buren ...
Stuart Holmes ...
Otto von Hartrott
John St. Polis ...
Etienne Laurier (as John Sainpolis)
Alice Terry ...
Mark Fenton ...
Senator Lacour
Derek Ghent ...
René Lacour
Nigel De Brulier ...
Tchernoff (as Nigel de Brulier)
Bowditch M. Turner ...
Argensola (as Brodwitch Turner)
Edward Connelly ...
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An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.

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Drama | Romance | War

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31 March 1923 (Portugal)  »

Also Known As:

Die vier Reiter der Apokalypse  »

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Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$9,200,000 (USA)
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| (Turner library print) (1993 alternate)

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Rudolph Valentino's first starring role in a film. He had been an extra and done bit parts since his debut in 1914. See more »

Quotes

Dona Luisa: Is it not enough to lead my son into wild ways without teaching my daughter the tango?
Madriaga: Will you have the boy grow up like those glass-eyed, carrot-topped sharks of your sister's?
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"Apocalypse Theme"
(1993)
Music by Carl Davis
Based on the Fantasia Sonata "Après une Lecture de Dante" by Franz Liszt (1849)
In the score of the 1993 alternate version
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An irreplaceable item of cinema history.
17 December 2001 | by (Lincolnshire,England) – See all my reviews

I was fortunate enough to obtain a video of 'Four Horsemen ' recently and having read about it many years ago, I was intrigued to see whether it lived up to the legend. Considering it was made 80 years ago, I was quite astonished at the quality of this film, in terms of acting,direction and photography.To our modern eyes, the 'special effects'may,of course, seem a little quaint, but there is no denying that as an anti-war film, it stands alongside 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and 'Grande Illusion', and it has lost little of its power to move. The development of the character of Julio is a 'tour de force' of acting by Valentino and his celebrated tango in one of the murkier establishments of Buenos Aires realistically conveys the dissolute atmosphere of the cafe society of the period. My copy of the film was the tinted version with a (non-vocal) soundtrack added, which included tango music played by an apparently unsynchronised band ! To keen students of cinematic history, this film is a 'must-see'- indeed,I know of no contemporary films which comes close to matching it.


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