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Binding: DVD
EAN: 5050070010039
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 141 minutes
Sales Rank: 226972
Theatrical Release Date: August 31, 1956
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Richard Burton stars in Alexander the Great, a middling entry in the 1950s CinemaScope epic cycle. The film boasts excellent production values and a fine cast--including Frederic March, Claire Bloom, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, Michael Hordern--but rarely comes to life other than as a big fat ancient Greek wedding of the talents of Burton and Bloom. They strike real dramatic sparks together, so much so they would be reunited in Look Back in Anger (1958) and The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965). Otherwise the blame must be laid at the feet of writer-director-producer Robert Rossen, who never before or after helmed anything remotely on this scale; his best work would follow with the intimate The Hustler (1961). Rossen simply shows little sensibility for the epic, staging lavish but brief and rather pedestrian battles, and somehow drawing from the usually mesmerizing Burton a performance lacking the charisma essential to a great military commander. Burton fans can enjoy him at his epic best as Marc Anthony in Cleopatra (1963). --Gary S. Dalkin
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This is a better movie then the new one they made with Colin Farell. It is more refreshing to watch a movie that is easier to understand about the history then the confusing flashbacks that do not explain enough.
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I remember from my youth the comic book being way better than the film. Watching as an adult only reaffirmed my childhood acumen as a critic. This movie is so amazingly boring it made me long for the comic book and a Vicodin. Failing that, I found the remote and put this epic on permanent pause.
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A much better movie than the recent version. Add it your collection or a makes a nice gift for that Ancient History major you may know.
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I'm a moderate fan of Fredric March and I happened to notice that he was in this movie so I watched it. As the movie unfolded, I had a hard time believing that he would participate in this film of near-epic length. He plays the role of Phillip, the father of Alexander and manages to appear through nearly half of the movie. We get a sort of Oedipal understanding of Alexander and his parents which adds nothing to the movie. The role of Phillip requires that March convey a robust masculine appearance ... Read More
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The faux Shakespearian dialog by Robert Rossen not only induced me to chuckle but it has the unfortunate effect of inspiring Richard Burton to give a bellowing, mannered performance -- maybe hoping to distract from his pitifully non-athletic physique and grotesque blonde wig.
The direction, also by Robert Rossen, reminds me of the worse of the old Italian sword-and-sandals films with failed efforts to make a cast of tens seem larger and make cheap sets to look lived-in.
The ... Read More
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