Alexander the Great
1980, Greek. Directed by Theo Angelopoulos.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Greek
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Theo AngelopoulosDirector
- Omero AntonuttiAlexandros
- Eva KotamanidouAlexandros' daughter
- Mihalis GiannatosDragoumanos
- Grigoris EvangelatosAlexandros' schoolteacher
- Miranda KounelakiMrs. Tzelepis
- Laura De MarchiItalian anarchist
- Toula StathopoulouVillage woman
- Thanos GrammenosVillage man
- Elpidoforos GotsisCast
- Haris PisimisisCast
- Giorgos KovaiosCast
- Haralabos TimotheouCast
Details
- Released
- 8 September 1980
- Original title
- Ο Μεγαλέξαντρος
- Country
- Greece, Germany, Italy
- Written by
- Theo Angelopoulos, Petros Markaris
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Alexander the Great runs 210 minutes (3h 30m).
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Alexander the Great isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 September 1980. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Alexander the Great?
Alexander the Great (1980) was directed by Theo Angelopoulos and stars Omero Antonutti, Eva Kotamanidou, Mihalis Giannatos.