Producer-director-screenwriter Robert Rossen (“All the King’s Men” 1949) put together a colossal dud with “Alexander the Great.” This two hour-plus biopic of the Macedonian general and king (356-323 B. C.) dragged on and on with bad dialogue, uneven plot, sluggish storyline, mediocre performances, etc. The film offered very little insight into the life and times of Alexander.
Richard Burton was not convincing in the title role. He merely seemed to be mouthing bad lines from the horribly written script. Ditto for the other cast members: Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Peter Cushing, Danielle Darrieux, Barry Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, and Ramsay Ames. “Alexander the Great” was a flop at the box office for Rossen Films, C. B. Films S. A., and United Artists.
Alexander the Great (1956)
cinema
My Review
Producer-director-screenwriter Robert Rossen (“All the King’s Men” 1949) put together a colossal dud with “Alexander the Great.” This two hour-plus biopic of the Macedonian general and king (356-323 B. C.) dragged on and on with bad dialogue, uneven plot, sluggish storyline, mediocre performances, etc. The film offered very little insight into the life and times of Alexander.
Richard Burton was not convincing in the title role. He merely seemed to be mouthing bad lines from the horribly written script. Ditto for the other cast members: Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Peter Cushing, Danielle Darrieux, Barry Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, and Ramsay Ames. “Alexander the Great” was a flop at the box office for Rossen Films, C. B. Films S. A., and United Artists.