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Bookmark this pageAlexander 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
Cast & crew
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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