The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1921 | starring Rudolph Valentino | directed by Rex Ingram

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 American silent epic war film based on the Spanish novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Often regarded as one of the first true anti-war films, it had a huge cultural impact and became the top-grossing film of 1921, beating out Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid. The film turned then-little-known actor Rudolph Valentino into a superstar and associated him with the image of the Latin Lover. Availability: ****************** DVD The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Details: ****************** Directed by: Rex Ingram Produced by: Rex Ingram Screenplay by: June Mathis Based on: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez) Starring: Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard, Bridgetta Clark, Rudolph Valentino, Wallace Beery, Alice Terry Music by: Louis F. Gottschalk Cinematography: John F. Seitz Production company: Rex Ingram Productions Distributed by: Metro Pictures Release date: March 6, 1921 (US) Running time: 134 minutes (edited version), 156 minutes (complete version) Country: United States Language: Silent (English intertitles) Cast: ****************** Pomeroy Cannon as Madariaga Josef Swickard as Marcelo Desnoyers Bridgetta Clark as Doña Luisa Rudolph Valentino as Julio Desnoyers Virginia Warwick as Chichí Alan Hale as Karl von Hartrott Mabel Van Buren as Elena Stuart Holmes as Otto von Hartrott John St. Polis as Etienne Laurier Alice Terry as Marguerite Laurier Mark Fenton as Senator Lacour Derek Ghent as René Lacour Nigel De Brulier as Tchernoff Bowditch M. Turner as Argensola Edward Connelly as Lodgekeeper Wallace Beery as Lieut. Col. von Richthosen Harry Northrup as The General Arthur Hoyt as Lieut. Schnitz More: ****************** (film) (novel) (director) ******************