![]() Oliver Stone ( uncredited) as Macedonian soldier at Zeus StatueĪ group of 25 Greek lawyers initially threatened to file a lawsuit against both Stone and the Warner Bros film studio for what they claimed was an inaccurate portrayal of history.Stéphane Ferrara as Bessus, Bactrian commander.Morgan Christopher Ferris as young Cassander.Ptolemy's memoirs of Alexander were eventually burned, lost forever with the Library of Alexandria. ![]() He then goes on to end his memoirs with praise to Alexander. However, he has it recorded that Alexander died due to illness compounding his overall weakened condition. ![]() In 285 BC, Ptolemy admits to his scribe that he, along with all the other officers, had indeed poisoned Alexander just to spare themselves from any future conquests or consequences. On his deathbed, Bagoas grieves as Alexander's generals begin to split up his kingdom and fight over the ownership of his body. During a symposium, Alexander falls unconscious after downing a large bowl of wine. Later on, Hephaestion succumbs to typhus carried with him from India, and dies, deeply saddening Alexander. He is severely injured with an arrow but survives and is celebrated. Hephaestion shows extensive jealousy when Alexander marries Roxana, going so far as to attempt to keep her away from him after Alexander murders Cleitus the Black in India during a drunken rage.Īfter initial objection from his soldiers, Alexander convinces them to join him in his final and bloodiest battle, the Battle of Hydaspes. When Hephaestion mentions that Patroclus died first, Alexander pledges that, if Hephaestion should die first, he will follow him into the afterlife (as Achilles had done for Patroclus). Hephaestion compares Alexander to Achilles, to which Alexander replies that Hephaestion must be his Patroclus (Achilles' lover). Ptolemy mentions Alexander's punitive campaign in which he razes Thebes, also referring to the later burning of Persepolis, then gives an overview of Alexander's west-Persian campaign, including his declaration as the son of Zeus by the Oracle of Amun at Siwa Oasis, his great battle against the Persian Emperor Darius III in the Battle of Gaugamela, and his eight-year campaign across Asia.Īlexander's most private relationships are these with his childhood friend Hephaestion, Bagoas, and later his wife, Roxana. Alexander insults Philip after disowning Attalus as his kinsman, which results in Alexander's banishment from Philip's palace.Īfter Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes King of Macedonia. His relationship with his father, Philip II of Macedon, is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus's niece, Eurydice. Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music, exploration, poetry and military combat. Plot Īround 285 BC, Ptolemy I Soter narrates the life of Alexander. Oliver Stone's third version, Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut (2007), sold nearly a million copies and became one of the highest-selling catalog items from Warner Bros (as of 2012 ). The two earlier DVD versions of Alexander ("director's cut" version and the theatrical version) sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States. ![]() It grossed $167 million worldwide against a $155 million budget, thus making it a commercial failure.įour versions of the film exist, the initial theatrical cut and three home video director's cuts: the "Director's Cut" in 2005, the "Final Cut" in 2007, and the "Ultimate Cut" in 2014. After release, while it performed well in Europe, the American critical reaction was negative. The film's original screenplay derived in part from the book Alexander the Great, published in 1973 by the University of Oxford historian Robin Lane Fox. It was directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell. Alexander is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great.
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