The greatest legend of all was real
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
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Epic, grave, earnest and classical in form.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Colin FarrellAlexander
- Angelina JolieOlympias
- Val KilmerPhilip
- Jared LetoHephaistion
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersCassander
- Anthony HopkinsOld Ptolemy
- Jessie KammYoung Alexander
- Christopher PlummerAristotle
- Connor PaoloYoung Alexander
- Patrick CarrollYoung Hephaistion
Crew
- Oliver StoneDirector
- Oliver StoneScreenplay
- Christopher KyleScreenplay
- Laeta KalogridisScreenplay
- Rodrigo PrietoDirector of Photography
- VangelisOriginal Music Composer
- Yann HervéEditor
- Thomas J. NordbergEditor
- Gladys JoujouEditor
- Moritz BormanProducer
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