Product Details

• Actors: Joseph Cotten, John Cassavetes, William Shatner
• Directors: Phil Karlson
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Timeless Media Group
• DVD Release Date: May 8, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FNNHVQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,269 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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ALEXANDER THE GREAT - DVD Movie

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful camp, June 11, 2007

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J. Reames "Dr. J. Reames" (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alexander the Great (DVD)

Whether you rate this high or low depends on what you want out of it ... which is why the 3 stars. History? Bah. Not even close. But as a 1960s sword-and-sandals flick? It's a scream. I regularly show it in the class I teach on Alexander when we reach the final lecture, which is about the appropriation of Alexander in latter centuries as symbol and fiction. It's very interesting not for what it tells us about Alexander, but what it tells about American society in the early 1960s. In the West, Alexander is, arguably, the most famous (non-religious) historical figure prior to the 20th Century. He's been used, reused and used again for all sorts of things.

So if you want camp and commentary on US society, that's what you'll find here. History, not so much. :-)

But I will say that Shatner probably played one of the best on-screen Alexanders for both charisma and projection of self-certainty. I really like him better than Richard Burton's earlier portrayal and MUCH better than Colin Farrell's later portrayal. And later, of course, Captain Kirk was really just 'Alexander in Space.'

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Alexander the Pretty Darn Good!, July 7, 2007

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Remus - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alexander the Great (DVD)

For what it is -- an hour-long 1960s TV pilot -- this ain't bad at all! Productions values are okay, and the outdoor locations, though recognizably the American West, are nonetheless spectacular. John Cassavetes and Joseph Cotton turn in fine performances, and Shatner (who never looked better shirtless) shows why he became a worldwide star; he's a more charismatic Alexander than either Richard Burton or Colin Farrell. (Adam West's role is too small to register.) The story is fictional, not historical, but typical of the kinds of yarns that have been woven about Alexander in many lands for many centuries, a mini-melodrama of treachery and wartime intrigue. If only they had gone ahead and made a TV series...but then Shatner would not have made Star Trek, and West would not have played Batman! The bonus featurette, "Hollywood's Epic Films," is essentially a 40-mintue compilation of vintage trailers. All in all, this dvd is well worth the modest price.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bruce Hodson, November 10, 2006

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Mr. N. B. Hodson "Bruce Hodson" (Northants, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alexander the Great (DVD)

Of its kind very watchable but a bit dated in presentation. However, I was glad to see it and found the direction and production of this movie attractive.