Alexander
Promotional poster for Alexander
Directed by	Oliver Stone
Produced by	Moritz Borman Thomas Schühly Jon Kilik Iain Smith
Written by	Oliver Stone Christopher Kyle Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay)
Starring	Colin Farrell Angelina Jolie Val Kilmer Rosario Dawson Jared Leto Anthony Hopkins
Music by	Vangelis
Cinematography	Rodrigo Prieto
Editing by	Thomas J. Nordberg Yann Hervé Alex Márquez
Distributed by	Warner Bros. (USA) Intermedia (International)
Release date(s)	November 24, 2004 November 3, 2004
Running time	175 min (theatrical) / 167 min  (Director's Cut) 214 Min (Final Cut)
Language	English
Budget	$155 million USD
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The film was controversial and critically-derided on its release, and failed at the American box office, grossing only $34 million domestically, while costing $155 million to produce. It did better internationally, however, grossing a total of $133 million in overseas revenues.^[1]

Plot

The film is based on the biography of Alexander the Great, the King of Macedonia who conquered the Greeks and then almost the whole known world. It provides a glimpse into some of the key moments of Alexander's youth, and his invasion of the mighty Persian Empire, until his death. It also outlined his early life, including his difficult relationship with his father Philip II of Macedonia, the unification of the Greek city-states under the League of Corinth, and the conquest of the Persian Empire in 331 BC. It also details his new plans to reform his empire, and the attempts made to reach the end of the world. Founder of empires: Cyrus, The Great is still revered in modern Iran as he was in all the successor Persian Empires. ... Philip II of Macedon (Macedonia) (382 BC - 336 BC), King of Macedon (ruled 359 BC - 336 BC), was the father of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and Philip III of Macedon. ... The League of Corinth was a federation of Greek states created by Philip II of Macedon during the winter of 338 BC/337 BC to facilitate his use of Greek military forces in his war against Persia. ...

The storyline begins in 356 BC with Ptolemy I Soter, who narrates the story throughout the film. In lavish sets and images Stone shows his vision of Alexander's daily life in court of his father, Philip, and portraying the strained relationship between his parents. Ptolemy I Soter (Greek: , Ptolemaios Soter, i. ...

Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honour, music, exploration, poetry and military combat. Late on, his relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus' niece, Eurydice. This article is about the Macedonian princess. ... For other uses, see Aristotle (disambiguation). ... Attalus (in Greek Άτταλος, c. ... Eurydice (Ευρυδικη), née Cleopatra (Κλεοπάτρα). Mid. ...

Thereafter Philip is assassinated and Alexander becomes king of Greece, including Macedonia. After a brief mentioning of his punitive razing of Thebes and burning of Persepolis, Ptolemy gives an overview of Alexander's west Persian campaign, including his declaration to be 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 at Hydaspes against Porus in India (now Pakistan), both of which are shown in the film. Assassin and Assassins redirect here. ... Thebes (Demotic Greek: Θήβα — Thíva; Katharevousa: — Thêbai or Thívai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... This article is about the ancient city. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... For other uses, see Zeus (disambiguation). ... This article is about prophetic oracles in various cultures. ... For other uses, see Amun (disambiguation). ... The Siwa Oasis is an oasis in Egypt, located between the Qattara Depression and the Egyptian Sand Sea in the Libyan Desert. ... Darius III or Codomannus (c. ... Combatants Macedon Achaemenid Persia Commanders Alexander the Great Darius III Strength 9,000 peltasts,[1] 31,000 hoplites,[1][2] 7,000 cavalry[2] 1,000,000 total (See Size of Persian army) Casualties 4,000 40,000[3] The Battle of Gaugamela (IPA: ) took place in 331 BC between... Combatants Macedonian Empire Greek allies Persian allies Indian allies Paurava Commanders Alexander the Great, Craterus King Porus Strength 34,000 infantry,[2][3][4] 7,000 cavalry[5][6] 50,000 infantry,[7] 5,000 cavalry,[7] 200 war elephants,[8][9] 1,000 chariots[10] Casualties 4,000 infantry... King Porus (also Raja Puru), was the King of Pauravaa, The state falls with in the territory of Trigata Kingdom of Katoch Rulers i. ...

The plot also illustrates Alexander's private relationship with his childhood friend, Hephaistion, and later his wife Roxanna until his death. Hephaestion (born ca. ... Roxana (Persian: روشنك Roshanak, meaning little star) the Persian wife of Alexander the Great, was born earlier than the year 327 BC although the date remains uncertain. ...

Cast

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Director's cut

Oliver Stone's director's cut was re-edited before the DVD release in later 2005. Stone removed 17 minutes of footage and added 9 minutes back into the film. This shortened the running time from 175 minutes to 167 minutes. A directors cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials or video games, that is supposed to represent the directors own approved edit. ...

The differences between the "director's cut" version and the theatrical version are: A directors cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials or video games, that is supposed to represent the directors own approved edit. ...

• Dates in the flashbacks and flashforwards use normal historical figures such as 323 BC and 356 BC, as opposed to referring to time lapses, i.e. "30 years earlier". In the commentary, Oliver Stone explained that for the theatrical release in the United States he had to refrain from using regular "BC" dates, since (according to data collected from test screenings) there was a significant number of viewers who did not know 356 BC was an earlier historical period than 323 BC
• Ptolemy's backstory at the beginning is shortened.

Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela.

• The two flashbacks with the arrival of Eurydice to the court and the wedding feast are shifted into the eastern campaign, enveloping the trial of Philotas and assassination of Parmenion.
• The scene with Aristotle (Christopher Plummer) giving a lesson to young Alexander and his friends has been re-edited and extended by a few seconds.
• Ptolemy's narration leading to the Battle of Gaugamela has no reference to the razing of Thebes and burning of Persepolis. He mentions the official Macedonian accusation, that Darius assisted the assassination of Philip (in both versions, it is also mentioned when Alexander rallies the troops), and the proclamation by the Oracle of Amun is moved to later part of the narration.
• There is no scene of the night before the Battle of Gaugamela or the omen reader looking into the intestine of the ox-sacrifice before the Battle.
• Directly after Alexander mourning the dead after the Battle of Gaugamela, there is an additional flashback with Philip explaining the Titans to Alexander.
• In the theatrical, during Roxanna's dance, Perdiccas can be seen breaking up a fight between Hephaistion and Cleitus, removed in the Cut.
• The bedroom scene has been shortened. Roxanna's attempt to kill Alexander (after her discovery of his relationship with Hephaistion) was cut. More explicit footage of Alexander and Roxanna having sex has also been added.
• When Alexander stumbles across the Page's Plot, the Cut features a scenelet in which Perdiccas goes to arrest Hermolaus, who falls on his sword with the words, "death to all tyrants."
• There is no narrative explanation by Ptolemy during the trial of Philotas.
• There is no scene of Alexander mourning Cleitus.
• The flashback of Alexander questioning Olympias is not immediately after the flashback of Philip's assassination, but moved after Alexander being badly wounded in the Battle of Hydaspes.
• The scene of Roxanna being prevented from entering Alexander's tent by Hephaistion has been removed. This was the last remnant of a Roxanna/Cassander subplot that was filmed, but not included.
• Between the scene where Alexander smashes the "rebellion" within the ranks and the final battle, there is an additional scene where Alexander reads a letter from Aristotle, with Christopher Plummer featured in the scene dictating the letter to an unseen scribe.
• Ptolemy's narration of the march through the Gedrosian desert additionally mentions the helplessness of Alexander watching his broken army die due to natural causes and harsh conditions in the desert, and he does not mention either Alexander's new marriages in his final years, or that the march across the Gedrosian desert was the "worst blunder of his life." The scene of the army returning to Babylon is also shortened.
• The scene of Olympias receiving the omen of Alexander's death is shortened.

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Final cut: "Alexander Revisited"

Stone also made an extended version of Alexander. In an interview with Ropeofsilicon.com, Stone stated that "I'm doing a third version on DVD, not theatrical. I'm going to do a Cecil B. Demille three hour forty five minute thing, I'm going to go all out, put everything I like in the movie. He was a complicated man, it was a complicated story and it doesn't hurt to make it longer and let people who loved the film and see it more and understand it more." Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was one of the most successful filmmakers during the first half of the 20th century. ...

The extended version of the film was released under the title of Alexander Revisited: The Final Unrated Cut on February 27, 2007. The two-disc set featured a new introduction by Stone. Says Stone, "Over the last two years I have been able to sort out some of the unanswered questions about this highly complicated and passionate monarch -- questions I failed to answer dramatically enough. This film represents my complete and last version, as it will contain all the essential footage we shot. I don't know how many filmmakers have managed to make three versions of the same film, but I have been fortunate to have the opportunity because of the success of video and DVD sales in the world, and I felt if I didn't do it now, with the energy and memory I still have for the subject, it would never quite be the same again. For me, this is the complete Alexander, the clearest interpretation I can offer.'"^[2]

The film is restructured into two acts with an intermission. Alexander: Revisited takes a more in-depth look at Alexander's life and his relationships with Olympias, Philip, Hephaistion, Roxanne and Ptolemy.

The film has a running time of 3 hours, 34 mins (214 minutes) and is presented in 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. Beyond the new introduction with Stone, there are no other confirmed extras, except for a free coupon to the movie 300.^[3] Dolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy audio compression technologies by Dolby Laboratories. ... 300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, and is a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. ...

Production details

Location

• Library of Alexandria – Shepperton Studios, London, England
• Pella/Babylon/Indian palaces and myths cave – Pinewood Studios, London, England
• Alexandria (effect back plate) – Malta
• Temple of Pallas Athena, Mieza and Macedonian horse market – Essaouira, Morocco
• Gaugamela – desert near Marrakech, Morocco
• Babylon gates – Marrakech, Morocco
• Bactrian fortress – Lower Atlas Mountains, Morocco
• Hindu Kush (effect back plate) – Himalayas, India
• Macedonian amphitheater – Morocco
• Hyphasis – Mekong, northeastern Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.
• Hydaspes – Central Botanical Garden, Amphoe Mueang, Saraburi Province, Thailand

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Taglines

• The Greatest Legend Of All Was Real

Box Office totals

• Budget - US$ 155,000,000.00
• Total Domestic Grosses - US$ 34,297,191.00
• Total Overseas Grosses - US$ 133,001,001.00
• Total Worldwide Grosses - US$ 167,298,192.00

Film trivia

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• The film was based mostly on the book Alexander the Great, which was written by historian Robin Lane Fox in the 1970s. He gave up his screen credit in return for being allowed to take part in the epic cavalry charge during the film's recreation of the Battle of Gaugamela.

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Reception

Criticism

Even prior to its release, there was controversy about the film's depiction of ancient Greek sexual mores. A 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. Yannis Varnakos stated that "We are not saying that we are against gays, but we are saying that the production company should make it clear to the audience that this film is pure fiction and not a true depiction of the life of Alexander". After an advanced screening of the film, the lawyers announced that they would not pursue such a course of action.^[4] More can refer to: The More language of Burkina Faso St. ... Civil action redirects here. ... “WB” redirects here. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ...

At the British premiere of the film, Stone blamed "raging fundamentalism in morality" for the film's United States of America (US) box office failure.^[5] He argued that American critics and audiences had blown the issue of Alexander's sexuality out of proportion.^[6] Look up fundamentalism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sexual orientation refers to the direction of an individuals sexuality, usually conceived of as classifiable according to the sex or gender of the persons whom the individual finds sexually attractive. ...

The criticism prompted Stone to make significant changes to the film for its DVD release. Stone removed eight minutes, cutting back his portrayal of homosexuality and adding new shots, like at the opening scene of Alexander dying. The DVD cover characterizes the changes as making the film "faster paced, more action-packed."

Criticism by historians

With its attention to historical detail, Alexander also attracted critical scrutiny from historians due to its various factual errors;^[7] however, it often had a quite opposite tendency than that has been voiced by general film critiques. Most academic criticism was concerned with the insufficient adherence to historical details.^[8]

Major controversies came from Iranian historians, who were upset by the film's renderings of Persians and Macedonians alike. Kaveh Farrokh, an expert of Persian history, says the portrayals of Persians and Macedonians in the film are inaccurate. As an example, in the movie, Alexander the Great and his troops supposedly defeated the Persian army in a single battle, where Farrokh says that Alexander had to fight several fierce battles against a large Persian Army, before he was even able to defeat Darius III, creating heavy doubts in regards to the movie's accuracy. Farrokh also stated that the "Macedonian forces are typically shown very organized, disciplined, and so on, and what's very disturbing is when the so-called Persians are shown confronting the Macedonians, their armies are totally disorganized. What is not known is that the Persians actually had uniforms. They marched in discipline, and music was actually used such as trumpets and so on, to allow them to march in disciplined rank". Dr. Kaveh Farrokh Dr. Kaveh Farrokh is an expert in the field of Iranian history. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In addition to what some critics perceived as the movie's "down-playing of the Persians", King Darius is shown fleeing the Gaugamela battle and abandoning his troops when approached by Alexander, where historians have pointed out from contemporary Babylonian accounts that Darius tried to rally his army, but was abandoned by his troops.^[9]

The final battle in India which is considered to be the one which changed Alexander's life forever is also inaccurately depicted. A famous story in India suggests that when Alexander won the battle in India, the Indian king was captured and was presented before Alexander. Alexander asked: "Tell me, in what way should I treat you?". Porus replied, "The way in which one king treats the other." Impressed, Alexander befriends Porus immediately. In spite of the bloody war, the Indians accept Alexander as a vital part of their history. Also, Alexander is never severely injured by an arrow during this battle. This occurred during a siege later that year against the Mallians.

Criticism by film critics

One of the principal complaints among U.S. film critics was that Alexander resembled a history documentary more than an action-drama film. As Roger Ebert wrote in his review, "we welcome the scenes of battle, pomp and circumstance because at least for a time we are free of the endless narration of Ptolemy the historian".^[10] The kindest criticism came from Daily Variety Magazine, published on November 21, 2004 where Todd McCarthy wrote that "Oliver Stone's 'Alexander' is at an honorable failure, an intelligent and ambitious picture that crucially lacks dramatic flair and emotional involvement. Dry and academic where Troy was vulgar and willfully ahistorical success." Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times that Alexander "brought out the best of the worst in terms of inaccurate storytelling that lacks planning." Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Troy is an Oscar-nominated movie released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, as described in Homers Iliad, Virgils Aeneid, and other Greek myths. ... Manohla Dargis is one of the chief film critics for The New York Times. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ...

Soundtrack

Main article: Alexander (album)

The original film score of Alexander (2004) was composed by Vangelis and released on audio CD. The film, directed by Oliver Stone, portrays the life of Alexander the Great in an epic style that is also reflected in the score. ...

See also

• Alexander (game)
• Epic film

Alexander is a real-time strategy game created by GSC Game World (creators of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks 2) and published by Ubisoft, based on the 2004 film of the same name. ... The epic film is a film genre typically featuring expensive production values, an emotionally moving music soundtrack, and dramatic themes. ...

References

External links

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Alexander (film)

• Official website
• Alexander at the Internet Movie Database
• Alexander film fan site
• Alexander film discussion Board
• J. Reames, "Fire Bringer: Oliver Stone's Alexander" - comprehensive review by a researcher of Macedonian history
• Keith Short - Film Sculptor Images of set pieces for this film
• Riding with Alexander – interview with Robin Lane Fox on Archaeology magazine
• World: Oliver Stone's "Alexander" Stirs Up Controversy – Radio Free Europe
• Divertissement: Le tournage d'Alexander s'est déroulé dans d'excellentes condition – Menara (French)
• "Alexander the Great" (Entertainment Zone) – another new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman and directed by Baz Luhrmann.
• "The good, the bad, and the prejudiced" – addresses Stone's/Lane Fox's ignorance of the results of cuneiform studies
• Colin Farrell interview for Alexander
• Alexander Production Notes

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