Alexander the Great (1956)
| Release Date | 22 March 1956 |
| Tagline | The colossus who conquered the world! |
| Genre | Biography, Drama |
| Country | USASpain |
| Filming Locations | El Molar, Madrid, Spain |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 4-Track Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Historical Epic, Biopic [feature] |
| Niche Genre | Epic |
| Themes | Rise To Power, Great Battles, Military Life, Political Unrest |
| Tones | Forceful, Sweeping, Confrontational, Lavish, Atmospheric, Rousing |
| Tags | Anti Fascist, Conquest, Doctor/nurse, History, Peasant, Political Exile, War |
Alexander the Great is a 1956 America sword and sandal epic film written, directed and produced by Robert Rossen with Gordon S. Griffith as executive producer. It was released by United Artists and starred Richard Burton as Alexander.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Barry Jones
Aristotle
Marisa de Leza
Eurydice
Gustavo Rojo
Cleitus
Rubén Rojo
Philotas
William Squire
Aeschenes
Friedrich von Ledebur
Antipater
Virgilio Teixeira
Ptolemy
Teresa del Río
Roxane
Julio Peña
Arsites
José Nieto
Spithridates
Carlos Baena
Nearchus
Larry Taylor
Perdiccas
José Marco
Harpalus
Ricardo Valle
Hephaestion
Carmen Carulla
Stateira
Jesús Luque
Aristander
Ellen Rossen
Amytis
Carlos Acevedo
Ochus
Director
Producer
Gordon Griffith
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robert Krasker
Editor
Ralph Kemplen
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Art Director
Andrej Andrejew
Costume Designer
David Ffolkes
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Makeup Department
David Aylott
makeup artist
Gordon Bond
hair stylist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Forlong
second unit director
Bernard Vorhaus
assistant director
Art Department
Dario Simoni
set dresser
Sound Department
Gerry Hambling
sound editor
Stan Hawkes
sound editor
Special Effects
Cliff Richardson
special effects
Stunts
Ken Buckle
stunts
Joe Powell
stunts
John Sullivan
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
John Harris
camera operator
Theodore J. Pahle
director of photography: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
John McCorry
wardrobe
Music Department
Franco Ferrara
conductor
Other Crew
H.R.H. Prince Peter of Greece
technical advisor
Michal Waszynski
assistant to producer
Elaine Schreyeck
script supervisor, continuity
Tadeo Villalba
production assistant
Production Company
C.B. Films S.A.
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Rossen Films
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Distributor
United Artists
MGM Home Entertainment
C.B. Films
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United Artists
Miscellaneous
Curci-Milan
music published by
Officials and People of the Various Localities in Spain
grateful acknowledgement is made of the co-operation shown by
Spanish Government, Its Army, The Ministry of Informacion y Turismo, The
grateful acknowledgement is made of the co-operation shown by
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
The films of Robert Rossen
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Alexander the Great
All the King's Men (1949)
Blues in the Night (1941)
Body and Soul (1947)
Desert Fury (1947)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Island in the Sun (1957)
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Lilith (1964)
Marked Woman (1937)
Out of the Fog (1941)
The Hustler (1961)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Sea Wolf (1941)
The Undercover Man (1949)
They Came to Cordura (1959)
They Won't Forget (1937)
