In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on opposite sides.
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Title: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Glenn Ford | ... | Julio Desnoyers | |
| Ingrid Thulin | ... | Marguerite Laurier | |
| Charles Boyer | ... | Marcelo Desnoyers | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Julio Madariaga | |
| Paul Lukas | ... | Karl von Hartrott | |
| Yvette Mimieux | ... | Chi Chi Desnoyers | |
| Karlheinz Böhm | ... | Heinrich von Hartrott (as Karl Boehm) | |
| Paul Henreid | ... | Etienne Laurier | |
| Harriet E. MacGibbon | ... | Dona Luisa Desnoyers (as Harriet MacGibbon) | |
| Kathryn Givney | ... | Elena von Hartrott | |
| Marcel Hillaire | ... | Armand Dibier | |
| George Dolenz | ... | General von Kleig | |
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Stephen Bekassy | ... | Colonel Kleinsdorf |
| Nestor Paiva | ... | Miguel | |
| Albert Rémy | ... | François (as Albert Remy) | |
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In Argentina, family man Julio Madariaga (Lee J. Cobb) is the patriarch of his family and considers his farm paradise on Earth. One of his daughters, Dona Luisa Desnoyers (Harriet E. MacGibbon), has married French immigrant Marcelo Desnoyers (Charles Boyer) and they have one son, the playboy Julio (Glenn Ford), and one daughter, the gorgeous student of Sorbonne Chi Chi (Yvette Mimieux). His other daughter, Elena von Hartrott (Kathryn Givney), has married German Karl von Hartrott (Paul Lukas), and they have three sons: Heinrich (Karlheinz Böhm), Gustav (Brian Avery), and Franz (Richard Franchot). In 1938, Heinrich returns from Germany for a family reunion and when he tells that he has joined the S.S., the displeased Julio Madariaga has a heart attack and dies. When France is occupied by the Germans, the family reunites in Paris, and Franz is the Nazi administrator in France. The alienated Julio has a studio where he paints, and has a love affair with Marguerite Laurier (Ingrid Thulin),... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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adolf hitler character | gestapo | argentina | french resistance | self sacrifice |Taglines:
Paris, city of lovers...the day the clocks stopped turning and the world stood still... See more »Parents Guide:
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Written by André Previn and Dory Previn
Performed by Eileen Wilson
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Parisians were reluctant to see Nazi troops in the streets for the shooting of the German army marching in Paris. Gendarmes had to calm down the crowd. The French government finally canceled the shooting/ See more »Goofs
Although the film in set in the late 1930s, the costumes and hairstyles of the women are in very much in the early 1960s styles. See more »Quotes
Etienne Laurier: The lies... The betrayals... How many must a man make his peace with?See more »
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Mine For the MomentWritten by André Previn and Dory Previn
Performed by Eileen Wilson
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12 July 1962 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
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Vincente Minnelli brought his aspiring "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" to the events of World War II... The new version tries to be 'more' than a war or anti-war film...
The quality of the Argentinean family with its members fighting on both sides (French and German), revealed great nationalism in their habits of thought and expression... They arouse love and ideal even in their attitudes, interests and actions to each others... They put everything at the stake, specifically two important talents, Julio (Glenn Ford) and Heinrich (Karl Boehm), trapped in this entertaining remake of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."
Karl Boehm, the ambitious Colonel Heinrich, member of the S.S. envies his cousin's independence... The dinner sequence makes it evident: When Heinrich sees his charming cousin, spending pleasant time with a beautiful woman, he warns General Von Kleig (George Dolenz), not to abuse excessively his rank as Commander of Paris in his own private interest...
The film describes the awakening of a wealthy high-living Franco-Argentinean to his duty to France after his sister is killed by the Gestapo and his father implored him to act and do what he never did... Julio finds his manhood as a member of the French resistance during War World II.