The Four of the Apocalypse...

1975 [ITALIAN]

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Western

5
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 3273 3.3K

revenge mining town spaghetti western

Plot summary

Four petty criminals, three men and a woman, wander through the trackless terrain of the Wild West Utah and are hounded by a sadistic bandit.

Director

Lucio Fulci Photo
Lucio Fulci

Top cast

Charles Borromel Photo
Charles Borromel as Montana - Altaville Townsman
Claudio Ruffini Photo
Claudio Ruffini as First Shot Gunman
Michael Janisch Photo
Michael Janisch as Altaville Townsman
Lynne Frederick Photo
Lynne Frederick as Emanuelle 'Bunny' O'Neill
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957.35 MB
1280*682
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
24 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 1
1.74 GB
1920*1024
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
24 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Red-Barracuda 6 / 10

Atypical spaghetti western from Lucio Fulci.

Director Lucio Fulci is most (in)famous for his ultra gory horror movies, such as Zombie Flesh Eaters, however, as with others such as his psychedelic giallo A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, this one shows once again that Fulci was in fact an excellent director. Sure, it does showcase the violence and brutality he is known for but it also is surprisingly emotional too, with actual three dimensional characters, which is hardly a given for this kind of thing. The story has four petty criminals meet in a jail and then trek across the desert, where they encounter various obstacles including a very sinister Charles Manson like bandit played excellently by Tomas Milian. The storyline and characters mainly avoid the typical spaghetti western cliches, with Fabio Testi's central character pretty far removed from the usual loner with incredible weapons skills. Also atypical is the score which is nothing like a Morricone bells and whistles affair, surprisingly it sounds more like Pink Floyd! This one also has a good turn from Lynne Frederick as one of the title characters, along with No Blade of Grass, Phase IV, Vampire Circus and Schizo this one makes up the Lynne Frederick 70's cult quintet.
Reviewed by merklekranz 5 / 10

Low voltage "shock western".....

I'd imagine Lucio Fulci was developing his taste for the bizarre with "Four of the Apocalypse". In 1975, skin peelings, cannibalism, and stylized rape in a "spaghetti western" probably was shocking. Unfortunately today, these seem rather tame, and are little more than curiosities. What we are left with is a very un-western-like western. The film plays like a cross between a western, a weak horror spectacle, and a 70s flower power message movie. The four strangers wander aimlessly, mostly on foot, wandering almost as much as the very weak script. While the acting, and main character development is acceptable, long scenes such as the endless child birth, tend to drag the movie down. One other thing, the music seems totally out of place for a western. "Four of the Apocalypse" is a very slow western with a few outdated shocks, that simply doesn't hold interest because of the meandering script. - MERK
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