Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (film)

The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Vincente Minnelli
Written by	John Gay
Starring	Glenn Ford Paul Henreid Ingrid Thulin Charles Boyer Lee J. Cobb
Music by	André Previn
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	7 February 1962 (Washington D.C.)
Running time	153 mins
Country	USA
Language	English

For the 1921 film version, see The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film).

The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1962 drama film based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer, Lee J. Cobb, Paul Lukas, Yvette Mimieux, Karlheinz Böhm, and Paul Henreid.

Released by MGM, the film lost six million dollars at the box office. It was compared very unfavorably to the famous 1921 version, which propelled Rudolph Valentino to superstardom. Ford, with many films behind him, was not the unknown that Valentino was when he appeared in the 1921 film. Ford, 46 years old, also had the disadvantage of trying to reprise a role that Valentino had played when he was 26. Critics also considered Ford severely miscast as a Latin lover, and one who, in their minds, should have been a lot younger^{[citation needed]}.

Minnelli wanted Alain Delon and Romy Schneider for the starring roles, but Schneider declined and the producers were adamant that the male lead be an American star. Glenn Ford was paired with an older actress, Ingrid Thulin, making both main roles much older than the book and 1921 film characters, giving more credibility to their relationship than a May–December romance would have. Although Thulin spoke English well, she was dubbed by Angela Lansbury.

For this version of the book adaptation, the time was changed from World War I to World War II.

Having gained some positive critical reappraisal in recent years, the film is now considered a masterpiece in France, Argentina and Spain.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

• Glenn Ford : Julio Desnoyers
• Ingrid Thulin : Marguerite Laurier
• Charles Boyer : Marcelo Desnoyers
• Yvette Mimieux : Chi-Chi
• Lee J. Cobb : Madariaga
• Paul Henreid : Etienne Laurier

Soundtrack

André Previn composed the soundtrack score, which Alan and Marilyn Bergman later adapted and wrote lyrics to. The resulting song, "More In Love With You," was recorded by Barbra Streisand for The Movie Album (2003).

External links

• The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse at the Internet Movie Database