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Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
Robert Ardrey (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
18 January 1962 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
From Ibanez' immortal classic, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents an unforgettable motion picture more
Plot:
Karl from Germany and Marcelo from France emigrated to Argentina and became brothers-in-law. Whatever... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Ibanez and Ingrid Thulin lift the film above mediocrity more (15 total)

Cast

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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 (as Karl Boehm)

Paul Henreid ... Etienne Laurier
Harriet E. MacGibbon ... Dona Luisa Desnoyers (as Harriet MacGibbon)
Kathryn Givney ... Elena von Hartrott
Marcel Hillaire ... Armand Dibier
George Dolenz ... Gen. von Kleig
Stephen Bekassy ... Col. Kleinsdorf
Nestor Paiva ... Miguel
Albert Rémy ... François (as Albert Remy)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
153 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Parts of André Previn's score were used on the original trailers for Doctor Zhivago (1965) the film itself being scored by Maurice Jarre. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Plane at the beginning of the movie changes from white to light green one. Also numbers on plane or the plane model don't match either. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Mine For the Moment more

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Ibanez and Ingrid Thulin lift the film above mediocrity, 16 January 2003
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Author: Jugu Abraham (jugu_abraham@yahoo.co.uk) from Trivandrum, Kerala, India

If Vincente Minnelli is to be praised in this film, it his decision to film Ibanez' novel and to cast the fascinating Ingrid Thulin--who has contributed substantially to Bergman's early work and to Swedish theatre. No Hollywood actress could have lent credibility to this role as Ms Thulin did. It is a matter of historical tragedy that Thulin's own voice was not used and Angela Lansbury's voice was used instead.

Lee J Cobb as the patriarch and Glenn Ford as Julio were avoidable decisions. However, the casting of Paul Henreid and Charles Boyer enhanced the film.

What made the film rise over mediocrity? The story and Thulin. Ibanez' work is world renowned and film is a beautiful medium to capture the image of the four horsemen. Interestingly Minnelli is not able to capture the "pale" and the "red" horse on screen--the most difficult of the four horses in technicolor and decides to use smoke and clouds to distract us. According to "The Book of Revelations," the horsemen carried a bow, a sword, a balance and a great Sword. Ingmar Bergman in "the Seventh Seal" and Minnelli transforms the great sword into a scythe. But for this detail, the art direction throughout the movie was commendable.

Erich von Stroheim Jr. was a mere Assistant Director in this work. von Stroheim's body of work in Europe is revered today and one can only speculate about the result had he directed the film instead of Minnelli. Minnelli's film has its moments--Etienne meeting his wife on his return from capture, and Etienne's confrontation with Julio. Yet the film is Hollywood's attempt at presenting a narrative without complexity for audiences who prefer to be spoonfed. Ibanez' novel is still waiting for a good director to film--Minnelli stumbled in his effort to create a masterpiece. One mistake he made was choosing Glenn Ford to play an Argentinan playboy. What a costly mistake!

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