Alexander the Great

Though not historically accurate you could say this film is based on Alexandre the Great's impressive figure. The point is that it has some important flaws the demerit the product.First of all Richard Burton was not the actor to play... Full review

Alexander the Great set out with an army in 334 BC to conquer the world and had just about conquered double what was known of western civilization at the time. Had he not died at the age of 33 touching... Full review

Robert Rossen is one of the directors whose career was going well when the blacklist hit, and he found himself in a tailspin. After "Johnny O'Clock", "Body And Soul", and "All The King's Men" Rossen seemed headed for major directing... Full review

This film is incredibly historically inaccurate, merging and changing personalities and events to force the entirety of this fascinating life into a measly 2-hour Hollywood schlockbuster.The performances are stiff and unconvincing; I blame the script, direction, and style of (melo-)dramatic... Full review

Pompous acting, slow directing, historically inacurate, boring battles. Don't bother watching this movie. Richard Burton, a very good actor was simply not believable as the great leader. I couldn't figure out whether the movie wanted to concentrate on palace intrigues... Full review

I think Rossen tried simultaneously to condense Alexander's adventurous life into a two-hour movie AND to present a revisionist and thoughtful take on the character of that famous historical figure...but it didn't quite work. Narrative omissions aside (where is the... Full review

This is one of those international productions popular in the 1950's. Made in Spain with British, American and French actors.Robert Rossen is a good director with many fine movies to his credit but really doesn't seem to have the flair... Full review

As long as you don't mind the historical inaccuracies, this movie may prove helpful for the Alexander fanatic (like myself). After 1st seeing this film, I was horrified by the botch job that was done on the real Alexander story,... Full review

Now, we shouldn't look to Rossen's film for actual history, EXCEPT as reflected in later romance and, indeed, the Alexander legend. The film does indeed egregiously telescope events and make a complete chronological, genealogical and motivational muddle of real historical... Full review

I have always been fascinated by the short and violent life of Alexander of Macedonia, which of course makes me biased in reviewing this film. It has been said of this film that Robert Rossen, who produced, wrote and directed... Full review

MGM's DVD of Alexander the Great looks terrific; it seems to be a new enhanced transfer with excellent color and definition. The second unit battles are mostly uninspired, and many scenes lack anything resembling visual dynamism. ... Full Review

Queen Cleopatra was a descendant of Ptolemy, the Macedonian general who ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great. But remains of the queen's sister Princess Arsinoe, found in Ephesus, Turkey, indicate that her mother had an "African" skeleton. ... Full Article

A year or so ago, Variety reported no less than five Alexander the Great biopics in the works: two small-scale European productions, a 10-hour HBO miniseries, a Baz Luhrmann-directed epic to star Leonardo DiCaprio and a second Hollywood epic to ... Full Article

Alexander the Tepid A Review by John Nesbit 11/20/2004 If any historical figure needs epic treatment, it's Alexander the Great . Still widely studied by military historians for his incredibly successful tactics and strategies, the complex conqueror united much of... ... Full Article

July 29, 2003 - Empire Online relays a story via the UK program BBC Breakfast about director Baz Luhrmann 's forthcoming epic Alexander the Great . ... Full Article

December 12, 2000 - What's hot in Hollywood right now?How about historical epics? With the recent greenlighting of projects like Ridley Scott's Captain Kidd , and Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur , one wonders what chapter of History 101 will... ... Full Article

Fierce military commander, magnificent warrior, world conqueror. Legendary Macedonian hero Alexander the Great is celebrated in this definitive film about his tumultuous life. Richard Burton, Fredric March and Claire Bloom lead a "remarkable cast" (Leonard Maltin) of thousands in this... ... Full Article