Alexander the Great [videorecording] / Rossen Films, S.A. ; written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 1007058 | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: New York : MGM/UA Home Video, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0792862058
- 9780792862055 :
- Music by Mario Nasgimbene.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| DVD | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | DVDs | DVDs | DVD ALE | Available | 36748002525287 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The short life and quick death of Alexander the Great is recounted in this literate historical epic. Decked out in a blonde wig, Richard Burton stars as the Grecian warrior who conquered the known world while only in his twenties, then wept because there were no more worlds left to conquer. While the film's 141 minutes are occasionally bogged down by near-existential dialogue sequences (What doth it profit a man etc. etc.), the battle sequences are among the best and most accurate ever filmed. Fredric March and Danielle Darieux costar as Alexander's parents Philip of Macedonia and Olympius, Claire Bloom does what she can with the nothing role of Alexander's wife Barsine, and Michael Hordern and Harry Andrews are cast as Demosthenes and Darrius, respectively. Lensed in Spain and Italy, Alexander the Great conquered no new worlds at the box-office, perhaps because Richard Burton, brilliant though he was, hadn't yet attained "saleability". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Videodisc release of the 1955 motion picture.
Includes original theatrical trailer.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Music by Mario Nasgimbene.
Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Danielle Darrieux, Barry Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis.
The story of Alexander the Great, Greek hero and world-conqueror. Alexander is a man torn by conflict between his teacher, Aristotle, his warrior father and his own ambition.
DVD; Dolby digital stereo. surround, Dolby digital mono. surround.
Closed captioned ; in English, French or Spanish audio, with French or Spanish subtitles.