The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Released
- 1962
- Country
- United States, Mexico
Details
Release year: 1962
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Glenn Ford — Julio Desnoyers
Ingrid Thulin — Marguerite Laurier
Charles Boyer — Marcelo Desnoyers
Lee J. Cobb — Julio Madariaga
Did you know
• This movie grossed only 1,913,399 dollars and lost the studio 3,662,892 dollars.
• Lee J. Cobb played Glenn Ford's grandfather, despite only being five years older than him. Cobb, who was completely bald, was made up to look twenty years older with gray hair and a large gray mustache.
• According to Martin Gottfried in his biography of Dame Angela Lansbury, "Balancing Act", she dubbed Ingrid Thulin's voice as a favor to her husband Peter Shaw, then an executive at MGM. MGM executives believed Thulin's Swedish accent was too thick and difficult to understand. Lansbury's and Thulin's voices are heard on the soundtrack.
User reviews
A performance from the Ford production line...
Minnelli's version tries to be 'more' than a war or anti-war film...
Awakening in Times of War
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- 4-Track Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
