Alexander The Great (1968)
1h 0m | PG-13
An historical film that follows the life of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king that united all ancient Greek tribes and led them against the vast Persian Empire. Alexander conquered most of the then-known world and created a Greek empire that spanned all the way from the Balkans to India.
Director: Phil Karlson
Studio: MGM Television
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, TV Movie
Video: 720p
Cast
William Shatner
as Alexander
Adam West
as Cleander
John Cassavetes
as Karonos
Joseph Cotten
as Antigonus
Simon Oakland
as Attalos
John Doucette
as Kleitos
Reviews
If it wasn't for the really terrible dialogue, this would make for quite a passable sword and sandals adventure, William Shatner is in full theatrical ham mode as the eponymous character who must combat the maniacal King Darius of Persia as well as a few of his more independently minded generals. It can only really be described as a very loose interpretation of history - there is oodles of creative licence going on - but it is still quite a good fun little drama that lets our hero roll around in the dirt, without his shirt coming off, and we've even got some belly dancing too! It's rubbish, really - but I still, perversely perhaps, I rather enjoyed it.