Alexander the Great (1980)
Ο Μεγαλέξαντρος
Alexander, a tribal warlord and former political prisoner, kidnaps British tourists, holding them for ransom until Britain and the Greek puppet government in Athens meet his demand for amnesty for his band of freedom fighters.
- Date of release
- 1980-09-08
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 3h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Theo Angelopoulos
Casting
- Omero Antonutti — Alexandros
- Eva Kotamanidou — Alexandros' daughter
- Mihalis Giannatos — Dragoumanos
- Grigoris Evangelatos — Alexandros' schoolteacher
- Miranda Kounelaki — Mrs. Tzelepis
- Laura De Marchi — Italian anarchist
- Toula Stathopoulou — Village woman
- Thanos Grammenos — Village man
- Elpidoforos Gotsis
- Haris Pisimisis
- Giorgos Kovaios
- Haralabos Timotheou
Interesting facts
Alexander the Great is a 1980 Greek film directed by Theo Angelopoulos.
Production
The film was financed by Angelopoulos himself along with the help of German and Italian television. The source text was The Book of Megalexandros and the Dilesi Massacre in 1972.
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