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Alexander the Great (1956)

The colossus who conquered the world!

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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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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)