Advantages: Good story, Loads of factual information Disadvantages: Nearly 3 hours long!
Alexander
Running Time: 175 Minutes
Released: 7 January 2005
Directed By: Oliver Stone
Certificate: 15
Cast:
Alexander - Colin Farrel
Hephaistion - Jared Leto
Ptolemy - Elliot Cowan
Philotas - Joseph Morgan
Antigonus - Ian Beattie
Cassander - Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Leonnatus - Garrett Lombard
Crateros - Rory McCann
Roxane - Rosario Dawson
Old Ptolemy - Anthony Hopkins
Scribe - David Bedella
Child Alexander - Jessie Kamm
Olympias - Angelina Jolie
Philip - Val Kilmer
Nurse - Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Young Alexander - Connor Paolo
Young Hephaistion - Patrick Carroll
Wrestling Trainer - Brian Blessed
Young Nearchus - Peter Williamson
Young Cassander - Morgan Christopher Ferris
Young Ptolemy - Robert Earley
Young Perdiccas - Aleczander Gordon
Aristotle - Christopher Plummer
Cleitus - Gary ...
Advantages: better to watch only once Disadvantages: many
It was directed by Oliver Stone. The film is based mostly on the book Alexander the Great, written in the 1970s by historian Robin Lane Fox, who gave up his screen credit in return for being allowed to take part in the epic cavalry charge during the film's recreation of the Battle of Gaugamela.
The film proved controversial. It was critically derided upon its release and failed at the American box office, grossing only US$34 million domestically, while costing $155 million to produce. It did better internationally, however, grossing a total of $133 million in overseas revenue.
This film give ssome controvercy about india and indian culture so it was opposed initially. This film potrays great zeal of that hero to concqure the whole world. ...
Advantages: beautiful music to a great film, very touching, cheap Disadvantages: carelessly made booklet, weird extra track
Today I will tell you all about the soundtrack to the epic movie
Alexander by Vangelis
What is it?
This is the soundtrack to the movie "Alexander" by Oliver Stone. The movie came out
in 2004 and recieved mixed review - some loved it, some hated it. But most reviewers
agreed on the soundtrack, composed by Vangelis, being a work of art.
Who is Vangelis?
Vangelis is a greek composer and a pioneer regarding electrical music. He has
started to compose electric music that sounds like a whole epic orchestra, putting a
lot of feeling into it. He was born in 1943 and surprisingly also composed the music
to "Bladerunner".
What's "Alexander"?
"Alexander" is a movie about Alexander The Great. About 350 before Christ, he was
the son of the Macedonian king Philip. After his father died, he became the king of
Macedonia, later ...
