| Alexander (2004)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Anthony Hopkins |
Old Ptolemy
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| Angelina Jolie |
Olympias
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| Rosario Dawson |
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| Colin Farrell |
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| Val Kilmer |
Philip
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| Jared Leto |
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| David Bedella |
Scribe
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| Jessie Kamm |
Child Alexander
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| Fiona O'Shaughnessy |
Nurse
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| Connor Paolo |
Young Alexander
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| Patrick Carroll |
Young Hephaistion
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| Brian Blessed |
Wrestling Trainer
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| Peter Williamson |
Young Nearchus
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| Plot |
| If you're determined to spend three hours with Oliver Stone's take on the personal and military struggles of ancient Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great, you should know that Alexander (Colin Farrell, in blonde disarray) is not half so much fun as mom Olympias (Angelina Jolie) or his future wild bride Roxane (Rosario Dawson). Indeed, it's the women in Alex's life who provide the movie's most satisfying action: Jolie, sporting some kind of Russian accent, wraps herself in snakes while hissing promises of Farrell's destiny; Dawson disrobes and threatens to cut Farrell's throat before shtupping his brains out. The rest is leaden history, supposedly novel because it showcases epic battle sequences and addresses Alexander's great love for his buddy Hephaistion (Jared Leto). But the man-on-man romance is limited to teary hugs, and the battles are indecipherable messes-you have to wait for Anthony Hopkins' narration to tell you what happened (in fact, you have to wait for Hopkins' narration to tell you everything that happens). There's some spectacle on display but, alas, not much that is truly spectacular. --Steve Wiecking |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Adventure; Drama; War |
| Director |
Oliver Stone |
| Producer |
Moritz Borman; Jon Kilik; Thomas Schuhly |
| Writer |
Laeta Kalogridis; Christopher Kyle; Oliver Stone |
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| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
167 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
11/24/2004 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
509 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
8/11/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Director's Cut |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
012569704565 |
| Release Date |
8/2/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Director's Cut Widescreen |
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