Rating: NR
Genre:
Epic
Release Date: 10/19/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DDS/DD1
Run Time: 136 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: MGM
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 March and
Danielle Darieux costar as Alexander's parents Philip of Macedonia and Olympius,
Claire Bloom does what she can with the nothing role of Alexander's wife Barsine, and
Michael Hordern and
Harry Andrews are cast as Demosthenes and Darrius, respectively. Lensed in Spain and Italy,
Alexander the Great conquered no new worlds at the box-office, perhaps because
Richard Burton, brilliant though he was, hadn't yet attained "saleability".
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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