Alexander the Great (1956)

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Movie
German title Alexander the Great
Original title Alexander the Great
Country of production USA , Spain
original language English
Publishing year 1956
length 130 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Robert Rossen
script Robert Rossen
production Gordon Griffith ,
Robert Rossen
music Mario Nascimbene
camera Robert Krasker
cut Ralph Kemplen
occupation

Alexander the Great is a monumental film by Robert Rossen from 1956 that depicts the life of the Macedonian king of the same name . It was the only better-known film adaptation of the Alexander story before Oliver Stones Alexander (2004).

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In epic length, the film tells the well-known life story of the Macedonian king Alexander the great , from the unification of the Greek tribes to his fight and victory over the empire of the Persian great king Darius .

reception

The film tells Alexander's life in a relatively conventional way. According to many critics, Richard Burton's impressive play in the title role is particularly noteworthy, although various critics consider that he was unsuitably equipped with a blonde wig.

Others

  • Actually, Peter Wyngarde (known from the TV series " Department S " and " Jason King ") was supposed to play the title role first. However, he then only received the smaller role of Pausanias.

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Reviews

  • Cinema magazine Cinema :
    “ Im Schweinsgalopp, the sandal epic permeated with juicy pathos leads through the eventful life of Alexander. Historians may discover inconsistencies here and there. But Burton's play is powerful, the equipment splendid, and the battle scenes are powerful. "
  • Adolf Heinzlmeier and Berndt Schulz in Lexicon "Films on TV" (extended new edition). Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3 , pp. 26-27:
    "The detailed, realistic film beneficially dispenses with the heroic pathos and adheres closely to the military career of the title hero; large cast in an epic work. " (Rating: 2½ stars = above average)
  • Christopher Null, filmcritic.com
    To put it simply: Alexander the Great is a colossal bore. ('Put simply, Alexander the Great is a colossal bore.')
  • 6000 films. Critical notes from the cinema years 1945 to 1958 . Handbook V of the Catholic film criticism, 3rd edition, Verlag Haus Altenberg, Düsseldorf 1963, p. 16:
    Hollywood historical film shot with enormous effort in Cinemascope (…). A kind of leading article for future world conquerors.

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