1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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The 1921 film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is a silent epic drama that launched Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the earliest major anti-war films in Hollywood history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film) | 2 |
| 1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse canonical | 1 |
| 1921 silent film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Context triple: [Marguerite Laurier, appearsIn, 1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]
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A.
Resurrection (1931 film)
Resurrection (1931 film) is an early 20th-century cinematic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," dramatizing themes of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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B.
Revelation (1918 film)
Revelation (1918 film) is a 1918 American silent drama film starring Russian-American actress Alla Nazimova.
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C.
Resurrection (1927 film)
Resurrection (1927 film) is a silent drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel, notable as an early cinematic interpretation of the classic Russian work.
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D.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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E.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Target entity description: The 1921 film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is a silent epic drama that launched Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the earliest major anti-war films in Hollywood history.
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A.
Resurrection (1931 film)
Resurrection (1931 film) is an early 20th-century cinematic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," dramatizing themes of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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B.
Revelation (1918 film)
Revelation (1918 film) is a 1918 American silent drama film starring Russian-American actress Alla Nazimova.
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C.
Resurrection (1927 film)
Resurrection (1927 film) is a silent drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel, notable as an early cinematic interpretation of the classic Russian work.
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D.
The Round-Up (1920 film)
The Round-Up (1920 film) is a 1920 American silent Western drama best known for starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a rare serious role.
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E.
The Ten Commandments (1923 film)
The Ten Commandments (1923 film) is a silent epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that combines a biblical dramatization of Moses receiving the commandments with a contemporary morality tale about their relevance in modern life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ epic film ⓘ silent film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (novel)
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| character | Julio Desnoyers ⓘ |
| cinematography | John F. Seitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Rex Ingram ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro Pictures ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-war film
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epic drama ⓘ |
| hasFeature | English intertitles ⓘ |
| hasFilmRemake | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962 film) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-militarism
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apocalypse ⓘ family conflict ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| includesScene | tango dance sequence featuring Rudolph Valentino ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent anti-war films ⓘ |
| language | silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest major anti-war films in Hollywood
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launching Rudolph Valentino to stardom ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood silent feature films ⓘ |
| portrays |
family divided by World War I
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horrors of modern warfare ⓘ |
| producer |
June Mathis
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Rex Ingram ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 132 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | June Mathis ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| setting |
Argentina
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France ⓘ German front in World War I ⓘ |
| starMadeFamous | Rudolph Valentino ⓘ |
| starring |
Alice Terry
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Josef Swickard ⓘ Pomeroy Cannon ⓘ Rudolph Valentino ⓘ Wallace Beery ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early 1920s Hollywood ⓘ |
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Subject: 1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Description of subject: The 1921 film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is a silent epic drama that launched Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the earliest major anti-war films in Hollywood history.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
this entity surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
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1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
this entity surface form:
1921 silent film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse