Alexander the Great (film)

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Alexander The Great
Original film poster
Directed by	Robert Rossen
Produced by	Executive producer: Gordon Griffith Producer: Robert Rossen
Written by	Robert Rossen
Starring	Richard Burton Claire Bloom Frederic March Danielle Darrieux Michael Hordern Harry Andrews
Music by	Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography	Robert Krasker Theodore J. Pahle
Editing by	Ralph Kemplen
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	March 28, 1956
Running time	135 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Alexander the Great is a 1956 sword and sandal epic film written, directed and produced by Robert Rossen with Gordon S. Griffith as executive producer. It was released by United Artists and starred Richard Burton as Alexander.

[edit] Cast

• Richard Burton .... Alexander The Great

• Fredric March .... Philip of Macedonia
• Claire Bloom .... Barsine
• Danielle Darrieux .... Olympias
• Barry Jones .... Aristotle
• Harry Andrews .... Darius
• Stanley Baker .... Attalus
• Niall MacGinnis .... Parmenio
• Peter Cushing .... Memnon
• Michael Hordern .... Demosthenes
• Marisa de Leza .... Eurydice
• Gustavo Rojo .... Cleitus
• Rubén Rojo .... Philotas
• Peter Wyngarde .... Pausanias
• Helmut Dantine .... Nectenabus
• William Squire .... Aeschenes
• Friedrich von Ledebur .... Antipater
• Virgilio Teixeira .... Ptolemy
• Teresa del Río .... Roxane
• Julio Peña .... Arsites
• José Nieto .... Spithridates
• Carlos Baena .... Nearchus
• Larry Taylor .... Perdiccas
• José Marco .... Harpalus
• Ricardo Valle .... Hephaestion
• Carmen Carulla .... Stateira
• Jesús Luque .... Aristander
• Ramsay Ames .... Drunken woman
• Ellen Rossen .... Amytis
• Carlos Acevedo .... Ochus

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alexander the Great at the Internet Movie Database

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