Alexander the Great

Name: Alexander the Great
Genre: Adventure, History, Drama, War
Released: 1956-03-28
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 6.1

★ 6,1 /10 (109 Votes)

1956 EN 136 min

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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Release date

28/03/1956

Votes

109

Popularity

2.8

The colossus who conquered the world!

Genres

Adventure History Drama War

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

136 min

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

Carlos Baena

Nearchus

Teresa del Río

Roxane (as Teresa Del Rio)

José Nieto

Spithridates (as Jose Nieto)

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Larry Taylor

Perdiccas

José Marco

Harpalus (as Jose Marco)

Ricardo Valle

Hephaestion

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Carmen Carulla

Stateira

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Jesús Luque

Aristander (as Jesus Luque)

Ramsay Ames

Drunken Woman (as Ramsey Ames)

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Ellen Rossen

Amytis

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Carlos Acevedo

Ochus

Manuel Arbó

(no acreditado)

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Mario Barros

(no acreditado)

Enrique Diosdado

(no acreditado)

Sergio Orta

(no acreditado)

Gérard Tichy

(no acreditado)

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_**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 hand as Alexander’s wife acquired in Bactria. “Alexander the Great” (1956) debuted 48 years befor…

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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 head with tales of his divine origins. The tale leads us on a colourful adventure through his life wi…

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