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Alexander the Great (1955)

Director: Robert Rossen

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From Time Out Film Guide

A sprawling, misbegotten epic that undercuts its serious intent by constantly declaiming it, and fails to strike a balance between spectacle and speechifying. Burton's Alexander, with his hatred and fear of father figures, comes in for some heavy-handed cod-Freud analysis as he sweeps across Europe and Asia in search of glory.

Author: PT

Time Out Film Guide

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Alexander the Great

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Director: Robert Rossen

Producer: Robert Rossen

Cast: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Danielle Darrieux, Barry Jones, Stanley Baker, Harry Andrews, Peter Cushing full cast

Genre(s): Epics

Duration: 141 mins

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