Product Details

• Actors: Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer, Lee J. Cobb, Paul Lukas
• Directors: Vincente Minnelli
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM/UA
• Run Time: 154 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000KDW8OS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,701 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Karl from Germany and Marcelo from France emigrated to Argentina and became brothers-in-law. Whatever happens later they will always preserve a strong family feeling. Karl soon returned to Germany to serve in the army. Marcelo and his children Julio and Chichi became Argentinean citizens but later returned to Paris. Karl became a general with a son (Heinrich) in the SS. During WWII he got a high job within the occupation administration in France. Heinrich would come and go. Julio was a playboy. Chichi joined the resistance and was eventually tortured to death by Gestapo. Julio has a relation to a woman whose husband is a POW, and who will after release become a district leader within the resistance movement. Julio eventually feels that it is his duty to fight the Nazis. With a firm reputation as a superficial playboy, he can attend the nightclub favoured by German officers and gather much important information. Finally he and another partisan (posing as his chauffeur) accept a highly important suicidal task involving a courtesy call to Heinrich. Summary written by Max Scharnberg, Stockholm, Sw

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, June 6, 2010

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Robert Hyde - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (DVD)

The horror of WWII seen through the eyes of the upper, upper class. The horror of WWII seen through the eyes of a romantic Argentinean caught up in Paris, wishing to look the other way but, through the love of a beautiful woman and the loss of his innocent sister to the Gestapo, must be forced to make a choice between ambivalence and his heart. His grandfather wanted to create a perfect world of love and peace on the pampas, but his heirs got sucked into Hitler's other dream of a perfect world, except for those who knew otherwise.

Damned by film critics when the film was released in the early 60's--Leonard Maltin refers to it as "glossy trash"--director Vincente Minelli goes over the top, maybe too much so, in making the film absolutely beautiful to watch. Antique dealers will salivate at the sets. Haute couture costumes by Orry-Kelly make you scream. And never has the old adage "clothes make the man" been more evident. Top all this off with excellent acting, a succinct script, and the most beautiful and effective musical score Andre Previn ever wrote, and you have a classic.

Forget all the criticism about the film's miscasting. Glenn Ford is perfect, as he usually is, understated and subtle. Ingrid Thulin, despite rumors that she was dubbed by Angela Lansbury, is very much the beautiful lady. Lee J. Cobb, in an extremely pivotal role, sets the mark for Charles Boyer and Paul Henreid. They are all very fine.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Think About Critical Reviews, January 9, 2010

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Jay L. Hefner "truffin30" (Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (DVD)

I have noticed that someone keeps bashing these WB offerings as being piratical or some other BS. Actually, the truth of the matter is, if you have Amazon Prime, the $26.00 total price is almost exactly the amount you would pay from the WB site, after they add their own shipping cost per individual item. Now, if you do not have Amazon Prime, you would be better off buying from the WB site, as the Amazon price you see listed is BEFORE they add shipping and handling. I know this because I have purchased DVDs from the WB site. This product offering isn't piracy - Amazon just bought the WB product and is offering it at a higher price, which is absolutely unethical, but it is their site, they can do what they want. They just hope noone notices.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Film - French Resistance WWII, May 4, 2010

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J E "Tiger" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (DVD)

I never felt this film received the acclaim it should have. Glenn Ford and Charles Boyer gave good performances in this film. This is not a movie with a lot of war scenes, it has to do with the lives of those families involved in the French resistance and the dangers they faced.

Bashing the rating of this film because of WB providing this film cheaper, has nothing to do with the movie itself. I checked out the price, if I had bought it through them, I would have paid almost the same after paying for shipping.