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Alexander the Great

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2hrs 15min

Genre:

Drama

Release:

1956

Director:

Robert Rossen

Distributor:

MGM

Starring:

Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom ...more

Synopsis: The short life and quick death of Alexander the Great is recounted in this literate historical epic. Decked out in a blonde wig, Richard Burton stars as the Grecian warrior who conquered the known world while only in his twenties, then wept because there were no more worlds left to conquer. While the film's 141 minutes are occasionally bogged down by near-existential dialogue sequences (What doth it profit a man etc. etc.), the battle sequences are among the best and most accurate ever filmed. Fredric ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review While it is arguably better than Oliver Stone's more recent remake, the 1956 Alexander the Great is a rather mediocre epic. Part of the problem is simply the passage of time; the fight scenes which might have looked rather realistic in the 1950s now seem to be rather paltry in numbers and lacking in imagination. That lack of imagination is present throughout; it's as if director Robert Rossen all of ... Full Review

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	Richard Burton Alexander the Great Fredric March Philip of Macedonia Claire Bloom Barsine Danielle Darrieux Olympias

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