Catalogue · No. 10 · Grand Spectacle
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Rex Ingram · 1921 · United States · 156 min
Synopsis
An Argentine family divided between European loyalties is swept into the devastation of the First World War. At the center stands a pleasure seeking young man whose emotional awakening emerges through loss, displacement, and the collapse of inherited privilege. The conflict transforms private lives into reflections of a fractured civilization.
Critique
Rex Ingram combines intimate melodrama with vast historical spectacle, creating one of the defining epics of silent cinema. The film is remembered for its expressive visual scale and for transforming Rudolph Valentino into an international star. Beneath its romantic surface lies a solemn meditation on war, nationalism, and moral disintegration, shaped through fluid staging and a refined pictorial sensibility.
Technical sheet
- Director
- Rex Ingram
- Year
- 1921
- Country
- United States
- Running time
- 156 min
- Genre
- War, Romance, Drama
- Written by
- June Mathis, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
- Cinematography
- John F. Seitz
- Cast
- Rudolph Valentino, Josef Swickard, Alice Terry, Alan Hale, Pomeroy Cannon, Bridgetta Clark
- Production
- Metro Pictures Corporation
- Music
- Newly composed original score
Licensing
Screening availability
- Theatrical screenings
- Non-theatrical screenings
- Festivals and cinematheques
- Educational screenings
- Television broadcasting
- Digital platforms and streaming
- Promotional and editorial use
- Licensing of graphic and visual materials
Available formats
- DCP
- DCP with subtitles
- Apple ProRes
- MP4 Screening File
- MP4 Rehearsal Copy for Musicians (silent films)
- Blu-ray
- High-resolution archival masters
Promotional materials
- Posters
- Press stills
- Promotional assets
- Screening support materials
Available subtitles
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese
- Italian
- German
