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Alexander The Great (1968) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language
1968 · 60 mins · English
Directed by
Phil Karlson
Starring
Joseph Cotten, John Cassavetes, Simon Oakland, Adam West, William Shatner, Cliff Osmond

The film chronicles the extraordinary career of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king who unified the fractured Greek city‑states and launched a daring campaign against the mighty Persian Empire. It portrays his rapid conquests across the known world, establishing a Greek empire that stretched from the Balkans to the Indian subcontinent.

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