THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE with Glenn Ford and Charles Boyer (Import Edition) (NTSC format, Region 1, Playable in North America) [DOLBY] [IMPORT] [FULL SCREEN] [NTSC] (DVD)

~ Glenn Ford (Primary Contributor), Charles Boyer (Primary Contributor), Lee J. Cobb (Primary Contributor), Vincent Minnelli (Director)

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Brand new, factory sealed, 2 DVD edition manufactured in Hong Kong. Full screen color image. Original English dialog with optional subtitles in Chinese and English which do not appear unless you go to the subtitles menu and turn them on. On screen menus are in English and are easy to use. Cast includes Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Ingrid Thulin and Yvette Mimieux. Directed by Vincent Minelli. The following review appears in the Internet Movie Database: "I just caught this on TCM and it's the first time I've seen it since my teens. Either my maturity has given me a better appreciation for it or it has gotten better over the years, now that we're bombarded with so much garbage. I've carefully read all the comments here, and there's a common thread. Most take exception to the casting of Glenn Ford and classify the film as one of Minnelli's lesser efforts. It's not that I'm Glenn Ford's greatest fan, but I think he gives one of his finest performances here and is one of the movie's strengths. One doesn't have to be 21 to be a playboy; what he portrays, quite convincingly, is a mature dilletante. Minnelli's direction is typical of his late melodrama period that started with The Bad and the Beautiful. His style is jittery, baroque, and light years away from his airy musicals. The Four Horseman ranks right up there with some of his best later work, like Home From the Hill, Some Came Running, and The Cobweb. He has a particular flair for car scenes which started with his first Gothic, Undercurrent, in 1946. He gets one of the finest performances I've ever seen out of that limited actor, Charles Boyer. His scene with the gifted Paul Lukas where they mourn the deaths of their children is powerful and touching beyond words. My recommendation: SEE THIS GOOD, OLD FASHIONED, REALLY BIG MOVIE. P.S. Check out the magnificent, huge Andre Previn score."

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• DVD
• Publisher: Castaways
• ASIN: B000MX6HP2
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,176,894 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glenn Ford at his best, July 23, 2008

By	Entropy71 (Randolph, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent WWII movie. However, the quality of this Chinese recording is low, as if it were copied from a VHS (probably was). Also the English subtitles are poor, obviously not copied from the script but transcribed by listening to (and misunderstanding) the actors. I will keep my VHS copy and wait for a better DVD version.

1.0 out of 5 stars Crappy DVD, November 7, 2009

By	Terry J. Wycuff - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Very sloppy DVD version of a good film. Shame! One hundred dollars for a copy that does not include the full opening
and closing of the movie. What a ripoff. Plus, two discs were not required.