Alexander the Great

1956 film by Robert Rossen
Movie film Q619228
Alexander the Great
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Summary

Alexander the Great is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,163 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alexander the Great's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Alexander the Great was directed by Robert Rossen[4].
  • Robert Rossen wrote the screenplay for Alexander the Great[5].
  • Alexander the Great's composer is recorded as Mario Nascimbene[6].
  • Alexander the Great's genre is war film[7].
  • Alexander the Great's genre is biographical film[8].
  • Alexander the Great's genre is drama film[9].
  • Alexander the Great's genre is historical film[10].
  • Alexander the Great's genre is sword-and-sandal film[11].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Richard Burton[12].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Claire Bloom[13].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Fredric March[14].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Danielle Darrieux[15].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Michael Hordern[16].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Harry Andrews[17].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Stanley Baker[18].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Peter Cushing[19].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Helmut Dantine[20].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was William Squire[21].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Niall MacGinnis[22].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Gustavo Rojo[23].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Rubén Rojo[24].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Peter Wyngarde[25].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Friedrich von Ledebur[26].
  • A cast member of Alexander the Great was Virgilio Teixeira[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Rossen[28] and Gordon Griffith[29]. Alexander the Great was directed by Robert Rossen[4]. Robert Rossen wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Richard Burton[12], Claire Bloom[13], Fredric March[14], Danielle Darrieux[15], Michael Hordern[16], and Harry Andrews[17].

Publication

Alexander the Great was released on January 1, 1956[30]. The original language of it was English[31]. Genres include war film[7], biographical film[8], drama film[9], historical film[10], and sword-and-sandal film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Reception

Reviews include 3.7/10[33] and 0%[34].

Why It Matters

Alexander the Great ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,163 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 21w ago · Reubot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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