I quattro cavalieri dell'Apocalisse

Titolo originale: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962
T
2h 33min

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I quattro cavalieri dell'Apocalisse (1962)

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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In Argentina, una figlia del patriarca Madariaga è sposata con un francese, mentre l'altra è sposata con un tedesco, portando così a una crisi.In Argentina, una figlia del patriarca Madariaga è sposata con un francese, mentre l'altra è sposata con un tedesco, portando così a una crisi.In Argentina, una figlia del patriarca Madariaga è sposata con un francese, mentre l'altra è sposata con un tedesco, portando così a una crisi.

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Dona Luisa Desnoyers
(as Harriet MacGibbon)

Kathryn Givney

Elena von Hartrott

Marcel Hillaire

Armand Dibier

George Dolenz

General von Kleig

Stephen Bekassy

Colonel Kleinsdorf

Nestor Paiva

Miguel

Albert Rémy

François
(as Albert Remy)

Richard Angarola

Minor Role
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Jan Arvan

Auctioneer
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Gertrude Astor

Woman at Auction
(non citato nei titoli originali)
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Regia
- Vincente Minnelli
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Lee J. Cobb played Glenn Ford's grandfather, despite only being five years older than him (Cobb is actually made up to look twenty years older with gray hair and a large gray mustache).

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In the scene where the German army parades through Paris (June 1940) they're marching under the Triumphal Arch and past the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (this is indicated in the scene's opening shot with the eternal flame on the tomb). In fact, the Germans refrained from marching through the Arch, as did de Gaulle and the Free French in 1944. The German HQ wanted to avoid stirring up revulsion and hatred, and no parade at all has marched there since the Unknown Soldier was put to rest in 1920. They have all passed beside the Arch (part of the symbolism of the Tomb is a wish for "no more wars").

Citazioni
Marcelo Desnoyers: No man really loves life, who is unwilling to die for it.

Connessioni
Featured in 7 Nights to Remember (1966)

Colonne sonore
Mine For the Moment
Written by André Previn and Dory Previn
Performed by Eileen Wilson

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Awakening in Times of War

In Argentina, the family man Julio Madariaga (Lee J. Cobb) is the patriarch of his family and considers his farm the paradise on Earth. One of his daughters, Luisa Desnoyers (Harriet MacGibbon), has married the Frenchman 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 the German Karl von Hartrott (Paul Lukas), and they have three sons: Heinrich (Karl Boehm), Gustav and Franz.

In 1938, Heinrich returns from Germany for a family reunion and when he tells that he has joined the SS, 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), the wife of the owner of a newspaper Etienne Laurier (Paul Henreid) that is fighting in Belgium. Meanwhile Chi Chi joins the French resistance and is arrested. Julio uses the influence of his uncle Franz to release her. However, Chi Chi has an argument with Julio for his neutral position. When Chi Chi is tortured to death by Gestapo, Julio joins the resistance, using his relationship with the Germans to get inside information.

"The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is an epic romance with the awakening of a playboy in times of war. The cinematography, art direction and costumes are amazing, but unfortunately the screenplay is shallow and the film is miscast in the lead role. Glenn Ford is never convincing as a French-Argentinean, and too old (46 years old) to be a playboy and son of Charles Boyer (63 years old). Further, it is ridiculous the actors and actresses speaking in English forcing accents in French, German and Spanish. I have never had the chance to see the 1921 original film to compare with this remake by Vincente Minnelli. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Os Quatro Cavaleiros do Apocalipse" ("The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse")