The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) Directed by Vincente Minnelli
War / Drama
aka: Les Quatre cavaliers de l'apocalypse
Film Synopsis
In Argentina, 1938, on the eve of the Second World War, a family is
divided by their ideals. A patriarch landowner has two daughters,
who are married to a Frenchman and a German. When the old man
dies, the family moves to Europe and its two halves take up opposite sides in the
brewing conflict. One half of the family becomes a staunch
supporter of Nazism, the other ends up supporting the French Resistance
during the Occupation...
Script: Robert Ardrey, John Gay, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Cinematographer: Milton R. Krasner
Music: André Previn
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),
Paul Henreid (Etienne Laurier),
Harriet E. MacGibbon (Dona Luisa Desnoyers),
Kathryn Givney (Elena von Hartrott),
Marcel Hillaire (Armand Dibier),
George Dolenz (Gen. von Kleig),
Stephen Bekassy (Col. Kleinsdorf),
Nestor Paiva (Miguel),
Albert Rémy (François),
Jan Arvan (Auctioneer),
Brian Avery (Gustav von Hartrott),
Paul Bradley (Dining German Officer),
Lilyan Chauvin (French Prisoner),
Edward Colmans
Country: USA
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 153 min
Aka: Les Quatre cavaliers de l'apocalypse
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