The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

"Paris, city of lovers... the day the clocks stopped turning and the world stood still..."

1962 2h 33m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 60

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Synopsis

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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.

“Paris, city of lovers... the day the clocks stopped turning and the world stood still...”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writers: Robert Ardrey, John Gay
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincente Minnelli, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by André Previn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Adrienne Fazan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Glenn Ford and Ingrid Thulin and Charles Boyer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Paris, city of lovers... the day the clocks stopped turning and the world stood still...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Vincente Minnelli directs. Milton Krasner behind the camera. André Previn scores. Adrienne Fazan cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Vincente Minnelli, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by André Previn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Adrienne Fazan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Glenn Ford and Ingrid Thulin and Charles Boyer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Paris, city of lovers... the day the clocks stopped turning and the world stood still...".
8IMDB entry: tt0054890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.