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The story begins 40 years after 323 BC, around 283 BC, with Ptolemy I Soter, who narrates throughout the film. Alexander grows
up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music, exploration, poetry, and
military combat. His relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus's niece, Eurydice. Alexander insults
Philip after disowning Attalus as his kinsman, which results in Alexander's banishment from Philip's palace. After Philip is
assassinated, Alexander becomes King of Macedonia. Ptolemy mentions Alexander's punitive campaign in which he razes Thebes and
burns Persepolis, then gives an overview of Alexander's west-Persian campaign, including his declaration as 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 across Asia. Also shown are Alexander's private relationships with his childhood friend Hephaistion, Bagoas,
and later his wife Roxana. Hephaistion compares Alexander to Achilles, to which Alexander replies that Hephaistion must be his
Patroclus (Achilles' best friend and lover). When Hephaistion mentions that Patroclus died first, Alexander pledges that, if
Hephaistion should die first, he will follow him into the afterlife. Hephaistion shows extensive jealousy when he sees Alexander
with Roxana and deep sadness when he marries her, going so far as to attempt to keep her away from him after Alexander murders
Cleitus the Black in India.
After initial objection from his soldiers, Alexander convinces them to join him into his final and bloodiest battle, the Battle of
Hydaspes. He is severely injured with an arrow but survives and is celebrated. Later on, Hephaistion succumbs to an unknown illness
either by chance or perhaps poison, speculated in the movie to be typhus carried with him from India. Alexander, full of grief and
anger, distances himself from his wife, despite her pregnancy, believing that she has killed Hephaistion. He dies less than three
months after Hephaistion, in the same manner, keeping his promise that he would follow him. On his deathbed, Bagoas grieves as
Alexander's generals begin to split up his kingdom and fight over the ownership of his body. The story then returns to 283 BC, where
Ptolemy admits to his scribe that he, along with all the other officers, had indeed poisoned Alexander just to spare themselves from
any future conquests or consequences. However, he has it recorded that Alexander died due to illness compounding his overall weakened
condition. He then goes on to end his memoirs with praise to Alexander.
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Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Rosario Dawson, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins
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Director: Oliver Stone
Producers: Moritz Borman, Thomas Schühly, Jon Kilik, Iain Smith
Released - November 24, 2004
Length - 176 minutes
Music Composer: Vangelis
Movie Distributed by Warner Brothers
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