Alexander the Great1956
Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 141 minutes
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 141 minutes
Alexander III of Macedon (Greek: ?????????? ?? ? ???????; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Ancient Greek: ?????????? ? ?????, translit. Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek ki… more »
Alexander:
[quoting Book 20 of the Iliad] "... thus beneath great-hearted Achilles his whole-hooved horses trampled corpses and shields together, and with blood all the axletree below was sprinkled, for blood-drops from the horses' hooves splashed them, and blood-drops from the tires of the wheels, for the son of Peleus pressed on to win glory, flecking with gore his irresistible hands."
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