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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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I think Rossen tried simultaneously to condense Alexander's adventurous life into a two-hour movie AND to present a revisionist and thoughtful take on the character of that famous historical figure...but it didn't quite work. Narrative omissions aside (where is the middle of the three major battles that Alexander fought against the Persians?), it is a tedious epic with unimpressive battle scenes and, yes, too much talk. Burton is badly miscast as Alexander; he looks too old, especially in the early scenes when he's supposed to be a teenager(!), and lacks the proper athleticism. This would earn two stars for the production values alone, but read a book on the subject instead.
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- Dec 23, 2001
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- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1
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