The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) | Directed by Rex Ingram - Full Movie

An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 American silent epic war film produced by Metro Pictures Corporation and directed by Rex Ingram. Based on the 1916 Spanish novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, it was adapted for the screen by June Mathis. The film stars Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard, Bridgetta Clark, Rudolph Valentino, Wallace Beery, and Alice Terry.

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 by beating out Charlie Chaplin's The Kid. The film turned the little-known actor Rudolph Valentino into a superstar and associated him with the image of the Latin lover. The film also inspired a tango craze and such fashion fads as gaucho pants. The film was written by June Mathis, who, by its success, became one of the most powerful women in Hollywood of the time.

Directed by: Rex Ingram
Screenplay by: June Mathis
Based on: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Produced by: Rex Ingram
Starring: Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard, Bridgetta Clark, Rudolph Valentino, Wallace Beery, Alice Terry
Cinematography: John F. Seitz
Music by: Louis F. Gottschalk
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
Languages: Silent, English intertitles
Budget: $800,000
Box office: $9.2 million