Alexander the Great (1956)
The colossus who conquered the world!
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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Richard BurtonAlexander
Fredric MarchPhilip of Macedonia
Claire BloomBarsine
Barry JonesAristotle
Harry AndrewsDarius
Stanley BakerAttalus
Niall MacGinnisParmenio
Peter CushingMemmon
Michael HordernDemosthenes
Danielle DarrieuxOlympias
Peter WyngardePausanias
William SquireAeschenesKeywords
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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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Alexander the Great has a runtime of 136 minutes.
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