Movie
Alexander
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-11-21
- Runtime
- 176 min
- Genres
- War, History, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Intermedia Films, IMF Internationale Medien und Film 3 & Produktions, Gordian Productions, The Great Filmproductie, Cecchi Gori Group, Renn Productions, Pathé, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America, Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Colin Farrell as Alexander
- Angelina Jolie as Olympias
- Val Kilmer as Philip
- Jared Leto as Hephaistion
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Cassander
- Anthony Hopkins as Old Ptolemy
- Jessie Kamm as Young Alexander
- Christopher Plummer as Aristotle
- Connor Paolo as Young Alexander
- Patrick Carroll as Young Hephaistion
- Peter Williamson as Young Nearchus
- Morgan Christopher Ferris as Young Cassander
Crew
- Oliver Stone - Director
- Laeta Kalogridis - Screenplay
- Oliver Stone - Screenplay
- Christopher Kyle - Screenplay
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