The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown | |
Directed by | Vincente Minnelli |
Written by | Robert Ardrey John Gay |
Based on | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1916 novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez |
Produced by | Julian Blaustein associate Olallo Rubio Jr. |
Starring | Glenn Ford Paul Henreid Ingrid Thulin Charles Boyer Lee J. Cobb |
Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
Edited by | Ben Lewis Adrienne Fazan |
Music by | André Previn |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7,174,000[1] |
Box office | $9,183,673[1] |
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1962 American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer, Lee J. Cobb, Paul Lukas, Yvette Mimieux, Karl Boehm and Paul Henreid. It is loosely based on the 1916 novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which had been filmed in 1921 with Rudolph Valentino. Unlike the first film, it was a critical and commercial disaster, which contributed greatly to the financial problems of MGM.
It was one of several very expensive films made by MGM in the early 1960s following the success of Ben-Hur.[2]