Film Forum

U.S., 1921
Directed by Rex Ingram
Starring Rudolph Valentino, Bridgetta Clark, Alan Hale, Wallace Beery
Recorded orchestral score by Carl Davis
Approx. 134 min. DCP. 

“Mr. Terry Ramsaye, who recounts entertainingly in A Million and One Nights the circumstances under which THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE came to be made, states that it cost the considerable sum of $640,000 and by the end of 1925 had grossed $4,000,000. It had also established the reputation of its leading man, Rudolph Valentino, who became the idol of a cult that persists years after his death. The scene in THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE in which Valentino most effectively registered his remarkable poise and grace was that of the dance in the Argentinian café.” – MoMA

Reviews

“It is a production of many nuances, shadings so artistic and skillful as to intrigue the mind of the spectator.”
 – Variety