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Alexander the Great   1956     2 and a half stars    N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Rossen  
Cast: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Danielle Darrieux, Barry Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis, Peter Cushing, Michael Hordern

  Alexander (Richard Burton) ascends to the throne of Macedonia after his mother (Danielle Darrieux) has the king assassinated. Thus begins the wars that put Alexander at the head of most of the known world and ends with his death in 323 BC at the age of 32. The film concentrates on his battles, and CinemaScope photography aids in the realism. Good cast with so-so results.


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Alexander the Great (1956)
Fredric March
Oscars: Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932), Best Actor for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)


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