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The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.
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Niall MacGinnis
- Parmenio
- (as Niall Macginnis)
Marisa de Leza
- Eurydice
- (as Marisa De Leza)
Rubén Rojo
- Philotas
- (as Ruben Rojo)
Friedrich von Ledebur
- Antipater
- (as Friedrich Ledebur)
Virgilio Teixeira
- Ptolemy
- (as Virgilio Texeira)
Teresa del Río
- Roxane
- (as Teresa Del Rio)
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- TriviaHelmut Dantine's Egyptian soothsayer was dubbed by Sir Christopher Lee (uncredited).
- GoofsBoth Alexander and Aristotle are seen with books bound in the modern way. At this time all books were in scroll form.
- Alternate versionsThe original theatrical version ran 147 min. (according to the BBFC database). For unknown reasons the film was cut down at a later time to its current running time of 136 min. All US and most European DVD releases include this shorter version, except the German DVD, which runs only 107 minutes. It is rumored that the Spanish VHS release includes the complete version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Film socialisme (2010)
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A philosophical epic
I have always been fascinated by the short and violent life of Alexander of Macedonia, which of course makes me biased in reviewing this film. It has been said of this film that Robert Rossen, who produced, wrote and directed this film, was aiming for a masterpiece but failed honorably. While this is true in a way, I still enjoyed it more than that. This movie is not fast in pace, and the direction is not perfect either, but it feels authentic. I'm sure that not everything portrayed is true to history (does anyone really care?), but it is convincing, and the acting is solid. Richard Burton is a very good Alexander, and he adds a lot of subtle edges to this enigmatic figure from history (just ignore the silly blond wig...) All in all, Alexander the Great is a good film, perhaps too ambitious, and even though it is not very accessible to viewers not familiar with the territory, it is still quite dramatic, convincing and enjoyable if you like historical epics. And even though the film doesn't ask you to care too much about the characters, it is still an interesting, intellectual, and high minded story you probably will not forget. If you keep in mind that it is the events of history that are really on display here, and not so much the individual players, you may enjoy it as I did.
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- Erik G.
- Feb 10, 1999
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- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1
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