Alexander the Great
The colossus who conquered the world!
Overview
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. The son of the barbaric and ruthless King Philip of Macedonia, Alexander achieved glory in his short but remarkable life.
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- Rossen Films, C. B. Films, United Artists
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Cast
Richard Burton
Alexander
Fredric March
Philip of Macedonia
Claire Bloom
Barsine
Danielle Darrieux
Olympias
Barry Jones
Aristotle
Harry Andrews
Darius
Stanley Baker
Attalus
Niall MacGinnis
Parmenio
Peter Cushing
Memmon
Michael Hordern
Demosthenes
Marisa de Leza
Eurydice (as Marisa De Leza)
Gustavo Rojo
Cleitus
Rubén Rojo
Philotas (as Ruben Rojo)
Peter Wyngarde
Pausanias
Helmut Dantine
Nectenabus
William Squire
Aeschenes
Friedrich von Ledebur
Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)
Christopher Lee
Nectenabus (voice)
Virgílio Teixeira
Ptolemy
Julio Peña
Arsites
Crew
- Director
- Robert Rossen
- Writers
- Robert Rossen
- Producers
- Robert Rossen
- Cinematography
- Robert Krasker
- Composer
- Mario Nascimbene
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Wuchak
August 10, 2021
_**Alexander’s conquests from Greece through the Persian Empire**_ After being tutored by Aristotle (Barry Jones), Alexander (Richard Burton) takes over the Macedonian throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 after his father is assassinated (Fredric March). Over the next 13 years he, amazingly, conquers the Persian Empire and heads into India before finally turning back. Claire Bloom plays Alexander’s mother while Peter Cushing appears as General Memnon, who defects to Persia. Teresa del Río is on …
CinemaSerf
January 7, 2023
This is essentially a story all of it's own. Though history forms the basis of the subject, Richard Burton's depiction strays quite wilfully from any of the more established legends that are Alexander of Macedonia - or it just chooses to create a completely new one. Frederic March is good as his borderline megalomanic father Philip. with whom Alexander has a love/hate relationship as is Danielle Darrieux - his glamorous, and equally enigmatic mother Olympias who is constantly filling her son's h…