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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.

Release: 1956-03-28
Runtime: 136 min
Rating: 5.981 / 10
Cast
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Alexander
Fredric March
Fredric March
Philip of Macedonia
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Barsine
Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Darrieux
Olympias
Barry Jones
Barry Jones
Aristotle
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
Darius
Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Attalus
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Parmenio
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Memmon
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
Demosthenes
Marisa de Leza
Marisa de Leza
Eurydice (as Marisa De Leza)
Gustavo Rojo
Gustavo Rojo
Cleitus
Rubén Rojo
Rubén Rojo
Philotas (as Ruben Rojo)
Peter Wyngarde
Peter Wyngarde
Pausanias
Helmut Dantine
Helmut Dantine
Nectenabus
William Squire
William Squire
Aeschenes
Friedrich von Ledebur
Friedrich von Ledebur
Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Nectenabus (voice)