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This beautifully filmed silent classic stars Valentino. It is an anti-war story that follows a young man from Argentina to France, where he enlists to fight in WWI. He distinguishes himself, but dies tragically. It is an adaptation of Vicente Blasco Ibanez's novel. It contains the star's legendary tango scene. The story was put on film again in 1962.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
156 min
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.