The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse canonical | 12 |
| The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film) | 1 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (novel) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Context triple: [Rudolph Valentino, notableWork, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]
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A.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
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B.
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, presenting an apocalyptic vision of the end times, divine judgment, and the ultimate triumph of God.
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C.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Target entity description: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
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A.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
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B.
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament, presenting an apocalyptic vision of the end times, divine judgment, and the ultimate triumph of God.
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C.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ epic film ⓘ silent film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (novel)
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| cinematographyBy | John F. Seitz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Rex Ingram ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Metro Pictures
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surface form:
Metro Pictures Corporation
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| distributor | Metro Pictures ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Julio Desnoyers
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Madariaga ⓘ Marguerite Laurier ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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surface form:
The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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| hasFilmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Argentina
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France ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
apocalypse
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family conflict ⓘ war and its consequences ⓘ |
| influenced | Rudolph Valentino’s screen persona as a Latin lover ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of early cinema’s major box-office successes
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catapulting Rudolph Valentino to stardom ⓘ |
| notableScene | tango sequence featuring Rudolph Valentino ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| producer |
Metro Pictures
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Rex Ingram ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1921-03-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 132 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | June Mathis ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| starring |
Alice Terry
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Josef Swickard ⓘ Pomeroy Cannon ⓘ Rudolph Valentino ⓘ Wallace Beery ⓘ |
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Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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basedOn
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
this entity surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (novel)
subject surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
this entity surface form:
The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
subject surface form:
Rudolph Valentino
subject surface form:
Rodolfo Valentino
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d’Antonguella
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notableWork
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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this entity surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
subject surface form:
The Latin Lover