Alexander the Great (1956)

The colossus who conquered the world!

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.

Cast (36)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Richard Burton

Alexander

Fredric March

Philip of Macedonia

Claire Bloom

Barsine

Danielle Darrieux

Olympias

Barry Jones

Aristotle

Harry Andrews

Darius

Stanley Baker

Attalus

Niall MacGinnis

Parmenio

Peter Cushing

Memmon

Michael Hordern

Demosthenes

Marisa de Leza

Eurydice (as Marisa De Leza)

Gustavo Rojo

Cleitus

Rubén Rojo

Philotas (as Ruben Rojo)

Peter Wyngarde

Pausanias

Helmut Dantine

Nectenabus

William Squire

Aeschenes

Friedrich von Ledebur

Antipater (as Friedrich Ledebur)

Christopher Lee

Nectenabus (voice)

Virgílio Teixeira

Ptolemy

Julio Peña

Arsites

Carlos Baena

Nearchus

Teresa del Río

Roxane (as Teresa Del Rio)

José Nieto

Spithridates (as Jose Nieto)

L

Larry Taylor

Perdiccas

José Marco

Harpalus (as Jose Marco)

Ricardo Valle

Hephaestion

C

Carmen Carulla

Stateira

J

Jesús Luque

Aristander (as Jesus Luque)

Ramsay Ames

Drunken Woman (as Ramsey Ames)

E

Ellen Rossen

Amytis

C

Carlos Acevedo

Ochus

Manuel Arbó

(no acreditado)

M

Mario Barros

(no acreditado)

Enrique Diosdado

(no acreditado)

Sergio Orta

(no acreditado)

Gérard Tichy

(no acreditado)

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