Alexander the Great - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Alexander the Great"

Alexander the Great (1956)

Timing: 2:16 (136 min)

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All about film

Video 4

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Actors and characters

Official Trailer

English

3:30

Alexander’s Training

English

4:58

King Philip’s Assassination

English

2:59

Battle of the Granicus

English

4:57

What's left behind the scenes

Philip was one-eyed, and this is not shown in the film.
Philip tells his son, 'You are straight and tall, like a Macedonian spear.' However, most historians agree that Alexander the Great was not particularly tall.
Before leaving Alexander as regent of Macedon during his next campaign, Philip says he fears his son might become a pawn in the hands of his mother, Olympias. Later, after conquering the rebellious city, Alexander shouts, 'I am not a pawn!' However, at that time, they could not have known about chess or even its predecessor, the Indian game of chaturanga.
Alexander's young stepmother says she is a year older than him. However, according to historical data, she was two years younger. Also, her name was actually Cleopatra, not Eurydice, as in the film.
Philip was killed at a celebration dedicated to his daughter's wedding, not his son's birth, as in the film.
Pausanias was not actually a friend of Alexander, but a bodyguard and lover of Philip, and after the latter's murder, he was killed not by Alexander himself, but by the royal bodyguards.
Alexander calls Zeus the father of Achilles, although in reality it was Peleus.
Alexander calls Clitus his brother, although he should have referred to Philotas as such, as they shared the same wet nurse.
In one episode, Alexander reads a book, 'The Iliad,' rather than a scroll, as it should have been.
Alexander addresses his companions as 'generals and officers,' which is impossible, as such ranks did not exist at that time.
In one scene, Alexander is addressed with 'you' (formal), although such a form of address did not exist in Ancient Greece.
Memnon of Rhodes dies in battle, whereas historical accounts state he died of natural causes, albeit suspiciously conveniently for Alexander.
It was Thais of Athens who set fire to the palace in Persepolis, not Alexander's concubine Barsine. Moreover, in the film, Alexander orders the fire to be quickly extinguished, which did not happen in reality.
The banquet during which Alexander killed Cleitus took place in Samarkand, not India.
Alexander decided to turn back home not because he was tormented by guilt after killing Cleitus, but due to unrest within his weary army.
According to the film, Alexander dies in Susa, but in reality he died in Babylon.
Darius is referred to as an emperor – this title appeared later and neither the Persians nor the Greeks would have used it to address him.
The Persians call their king by the Greek version of his name – Darius, and not Darayavush, as it should be.
The film mentions the dyba – a torture device invented only in the Middle Ages.
The film features a map in English.
The Caspian Sea was then called the Hyrcanian Sea.
The Egyptian priest shown in the film does not have his hair and eyebrows shaved, as was customary.
Before leaving Alexander as regent in Pella, Philip admits that he fell out of love with Olympias twenty years ago. However, according to history, Alexander was only sixteen at that time, meaning Philip fell out of love with his wife even before marrying her.
Roxana, the Bactrian princess, was presented as the daughter of Darius. Alexander was indeed married to one of Darius's daughters, but her name was Statira. Thus, Roxana in the film combines the features of two of Alexander's wives.

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