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A Balasaur Score of 45 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 8%. Audiences rate it 50 points higher than critics do. Most of the 137 1950s adventure movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes8%
Audiences rate it 50 points higher than critics do.
112 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RossenDirector
- Robert RossenWriter
- Mario NascimbeneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard BurtonAlexander
- Fredric MarchPhilip of Macedonia
- Claire BloomBarsine
- Danielle DarrieuxOlympias
- Barry JonesAristotle
- Harry AndrewsDarius
- Stanley BakerAttalus
- Niall MacGinnisParmenio
- Peter CushingMemmon
- Michael HordernDemosthenes
- Marisa de LezaEurydice (as Marisa De Leza)
- Gustavo RojoCleitus
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Themes
empirealexander the greatking4th century bcantiquity