Alexander the Great | William Shatner | Classic Drama Film | Adam West
197Alexander the Great - As Alexander the Great prepares for his battle against his great rival, King Darius III, he must also face down his own war weary army and internal rivals.
Alexander the Great (1963)
Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: Robert Pirosh(screenplay), William Robert Yates
Stars: William Shatner, Adam West, John Cassavetes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States
Language: English
Filming Location: St. George, Utah, USA
Storyline:
The year is 330 BC and Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military minds of all time, begins his march through Persia. Soon he will battle the Persian army in his first direct engagement with King Darius III, a pivotal event in his journey to conquering much of the known world. However, before facing his great rival Alexander must first face down his own war weary army and dissent from his internal rivals.
Reviews:
"Bearing in mind that this was an hour-long pilot for an early sixties television show, it really is quire excellent. Shatner was a fairly familiar face at the time but no one had ever heard of Adam West, so his second-billing was a response to his success as Batman when the titles of the film were updated.
There is an odd plot hole about what happened to Alexander at one point, but otherwise this was pretty darned good, considering that the competition was formulaic westerns and silly comedies such as the Beverly Hillbillies. And this was towards the end of the era when big budget sword and sandal epics were highly popular.
It would appear that the idea of staging huge battle scenes on a weekly basis (including the purchase of footage from previous films) would have been very expensive and I wonder if the stories might have become repetitious over a season. The one-off nature of this film is the result of the good judgement on the part of network executives and not because of the relative quality of the product.
Overall, this is a good flick and very bold attempt for a TV series pilot."
- written by "trey-yancy-572-763547" on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Alexander the Great
Australia Alexander the Great
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) Александър Велики
Serbia Aleksandar Veliki
UK Alexander the Great
USA Alexander the Great
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