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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.An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.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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John St. Polis
- Etienne Laurier
- (as John Sainpolis)
Derek Ghent
- René Lacour
- (as Derrick Ghent)
Nigel De Brulier
- Tchernoff
- (as Nigel de Brulier)
Bowditch M. Turner
- Argensola
- (as Brodwitch Turner)
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- TriviaRudolph Valentino signed onto the film for $350 a week, less than Wallace Beery earned for his small role as a German officer. Metro provided Valentino only with his Argentine gaucho costume and his French soldier's uniform. For the Parisian sequence Valentino purchased more than 25 custom-fitted suits from a New York tailor, which he spent the next year paying for.
- GoofsThe same shot of a cat clawing at a small poodle while sitting on top of a piano is used two different times.
- Alternate versionsIn 1993 Turner Entertainment in association with Britain's Channel Four distributed a full restoration by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill's Photoplay Productions. The restoration includes many scenes that had been deleted or thought missing since the film's premiere, including original tinting and a single shot of a brief Prizma Color sequence that had been in the original release. The restored film is accompanied by a new original score composed and conducted by Carl Davis.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Movies March On (1939)
- SoundtracksApocalypse Theme
(1993)
Music by Carl Davis
Based on the Fantasia Sonata "Après une lecture du Dante" by Franz Liszt (1849)
Performed by Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Télé Luxembourg (as Symphony Orchestra of Radio-Télé Luxembourg) lead by Philippe Koch
In the score of the 1993 restored version
Featured review
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, released in 1921, is so well made that it overcomes the enormous obstacles of technology. The story is of epic proportions. Set immediately before World War I, it deals with a rich Argentine family, one branch recently arrived from France, the other from Germany. After the death of the patriarch each branch returns to their respective homelands as Europe slides into war. Deep, rich subplots abound, with much time spent on the adulterous affair of the indolent French grandson (Valentino) with the young married wife of an older businessman. Quite a surprising treatment of such mature subject matter.
Made when the wounds of WWI were still open and sore, the film's themes are grim and dripping with overt religiosity. But this is what The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is all about, the horror of war, and the redemption of man through personal sacrifice.
An excellent film, recommended highly.
Made when the wounds of WWI were still open and sore, the film's themes are grim and dripping with overt religiosity. But this is what The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is all about, the horror of war, and the redemption of man through personal sacrifice.
An excellent film, recommended highly.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Četiri konjanika Apokalipse
- Filming locations
- Gilmore Ranch, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA(South American scenes)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,183,673
- Gross worldwide
- $9,183,673
- Runtime2 hours 30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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