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Alexander

Year:
Duration:
175 min | 167 min (director's cut) | 214 min (final cut) | 206 min (Ultimate Cut)
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Romance | War
IMDB rate:
5.5
Director:
Oliver Stone
Awards:
2 wins & 9 nominations
Details
Country: Germany
Release Date: 2004-11-24
Filming Locations: Ait Benhaddou, Morocco
Earnings
Budget: $155,000,000
Opening Weekend: $13,687,087 (USA) (28 November 2004)
Gross: $34,297,191 (USA) (6 June 2013)
Cast
Actor
Character
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Alexander
Anthony Hopkins
Old Ptolemy
David Bedella
Scribe
Jessie Kamm
Child Alexander
Val Kilmer
Philip
Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Nurse
Connor Paolo
Young Alexander
Patrick Carroll
Young Hephaistion
Brian Blessed
Wrestling Trainer
Peter Williamson
Young Nearchus
Morgan Christopher Ferris
Young Cassander
Robert Earley
Young Ptolemy
Aleczander Gordon
Young Perdiccas
Christopher Plummer
Aristotle
Gary Stretch
Cleitus
John Kavanagh
Parmenion
Nick Dunning
Attalus
Marie Meyer
Eurydice
Mick Lally
Horse Seller
Colin Farrell
Alexander
Jared Leto
Hephaistion
Elliot Cowan
Ptolemy
Joseph Morgan
Philotas
Ian Beattie
Antigonus
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Cassander
Denis Conway
Nearchus
Neil Jackson
Perdiccas
Garrett Lombard
Leonnatus
Chris Aberdein
Polyperchon
Rory McCann
Crateros
Michael Dixon
Campfire Soldier
Tim Pigott-Smith
Omen Reader
Raz Degan
Darius III
Erol Sander
Persian Prince
Stéphane Ferrara
Bactrian Commander
Tadhg Murphy
Dying Soldier
Jean Le Duc
Fat Eunuch
Francisco Bosch
Bagoas
Annelise Hesme
Stateira
Tsouli Mohammed
Persian Chamberlain
Toby Kebbell
Pausanius
Laird Macintosh
Greek Officer
Rosario Dawson
Roxane
Rab Affleck
Attalus' Henchman
Féodor Atkine
Roxane's Father
Harry Kent
Cup Bearer #1
Sam Green
Cup Bearer #2
Bin Bunluerit
Indian King
Jaran Ngamdee
Indian Prince
Brian McGrath
Doctor
Suzanne Bullock
Roxane Dancer
Kate Elouise
Roxane Dancer
Gillian Grueber
Roxane Dancer
Michelle Lukes
Roxane Dancer
Anjali Mehra
Roxane Dancer
Anthony Jean Marie Kurt
Bagoas Dancer
Marta Barahona
Bagoas Dancer
Monica Zamora
Bagoas Dancer
Benny Maslov
Bagoas Dancer
Tania Matos
Bagoas Dancer
Leighton Morrison
Bagoas Dancer
Isaac Mullins
Bagoas Dancer
Monica Perego
Bagoas Dancer
Matthew Powell
Bagoas Dancer
Adil Akram
Indian Guest (uncredited)
Benjamín Benítez
Amato (uncredited)
Anthony James Berowne
Greek Courtier (uncredited)
Max Bollinger
Young Greek Official (uncredited)
Jason Croot
Peasant (uncredited)
Fahar Faizaan
Voiceover - Alexander (uncredited)
Charles Haigh
Aristander (uncredited)
Abbie Hirst
Octavia (uncredited)
Charlie Hollway
Boy (uncredited)
Rowley Irlam
Pausanius's Accomplice (uncredited)
Joey Jeetun
Indian Prince (uncredited)
David Leon
Hermolaous (uncredited)
Evelina Manna
Apparition (uncredited)
Greg Orvis
Celtic Diplomat (uncredited)
Genevieve Redmond
Arial (uncredited)
John Reynolds
Dexapous (uncredited)
Peter Rnic
Greek Nobleman (uncredited)
Oliver Stone
Macedonian Soldier at Zeus Statue (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The filming for this project was the longest filming period of any film by Oliver Stone. The previous record-holder was Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
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Near the end of the film, Ptolemy mentions that one of the influential generals in the east of Asia after Alexander's death was Seleucus. While he is barely mentioned in the film, Seleucus and his dynasty would go on to take almost all of Alexander's Asian territories.
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Director Oliver Stone's first choice for the role of Alexander the Great was Russell Crowe, who turned it down.
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Goofs
Nearchus and Antigonus are shown to pursue Pausanias, murderer of Philip and then spear him to death. This is inaccurate. In fact, Nearchus, along with Ptolemy, would not have been present at Philip's murder.
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When the men mutiny at the river Beas, Craterus speaks of 'these elephant monsters' implying that the Macedonians have only heard of them. This is ridiculous, because not only had they already fought the battle of Hydaspes (depicted in the film as after the mutiny), but they also would have seen the elephants at Gaugamela (Darius had brought a few elephants to the battle, but they saw little action).
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In the movie, Alexander sustains a nearly-fatal chest wound during a forest battle against the Indians. The battle was actually in a walled city in what is now Multan, Pakistan.
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Quotes
Olympias: The world is yours. Take it!
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Parmenion: [yelling at his overwhelmed phalanxes] Back and to the left! Back and to the left!
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Young Alexander: [trying to break in a horse Phillip has said could not be ridden] You don't like your shadow, do you? It's like a dark spirit coming up to get you. But you see? That's us. It's just a trick of Apollo, the god of sun. Shh. I'll show you how to outwit him. You and me, together. Shh. Bucephalus, that'll what I'll call you. Strong and stubborn. Bucephalus and Alexander. Come, now, let's ride together.
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Faq
Q
What was the music used in the trailer?
A
It was "Clash Of Arms" by X-Ray Dog. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Ray_Dog
Q
How many different cuts do exist of this movie?
A
One has to differentiate between three official cuts of the movie. First of all there's the Theatrical Cut that runs approx. 175 minutes. and has been released to cinemas in November 2004.In July 2005 a Director's Cut was put out on DVD that is shorter than the original version and runs approx. 167 minutes. Stone did not put in any new scenes, save for an extension of an already existing scene and a short insertion from Aristotle. However, he did change the movies structure; for example, the battle of Gaugamela is now seen earlier. Also, the movie is a bit more fast-paced since some scenes have been trimmed down and many dialogue details have been changed, something one most likely only notices if one knows both versions. A good example is Alexander being taught by Aristotle, as shown in the report.The Director's Cut is a bit clearer than the Theatrical Version, the structure is a bit more demanding and the opening is better designed. It is altogether better than the Theatrical Version but not obligatory if you already own it. A detailed comparison between the Theatrical Cut and the Director's Cut with pictures can be found here.But Stone wasn't finished with his movie yet because later the so-called Final Cut was released, that runs approx. 214 minutes. The only true big extensions concerns Alexanders servant Bagaos. The homoerotic undertones were already in the Theatrical Version too much for many viewers. In the final Cut, we now get to know the servants name, he is noticed among many beautiful women by Alexander (much to Hephaistions regret), seemingly dances only for Alexander in India and even shares a bed with him. Apart from Bagaos the Final Cut merely offers more detailed characterizations, deepening of the characters relations to each other and short impressions of Alexanders life often only as a commentary from the Off by Ptolemaios. On top of that, a healthy dozen of violent scenes have been re-integrated into the battle scenes that presumably had to to be cut for the Theatrical release, for they are a good deal more brutal than we are used from the rest of the film.The most obvious change is again the structure of the movie. The battle of Gaugamela has been moved towards the beginning again (as planned in an early version of the script) and is seen even before Alexanders childhood and adolescence. The events in Bactria have been reassembled as well. First we see the wedding with Roxane, then the movie jumps back to the discussion with the generals and the celebration before that where Alexander meets and falls in love with Roxane before the movie jumps back to the wedding night. All other changes from the DC are present in the FC as well. Again one can find a very detailed comparison between the Theatrical Version and the Final Cut with pictures here.In 2014 there is one more cut called the Ultimate Cut that will run 207 minutes.
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