Alexander the Great (1956)

Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit

Finding Darius (Harry Andrews) dead, Alexander (Richard Burton) reads his final letter containing a blessing to marry his daughter.

Directed by Robert Rossen.

Released in 1956 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Warrior
  • character-type: Corpse
  • character-type: King
  • action: Read
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Classic War Movies
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Biographical Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Epics
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Military & War Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • mood: Inspiring
  • mood: Emotional
  • prop: Letter
  • prop: Corpse
  • prop: Blanket
  • setting: Outdoors
  • setting: Middle East
  • setting: Battlefield
  • theme: Respect
  • theme: Leadership
  • theme: Life and Death
  • actor: Harry Andrews
  • actor: Richard Burton
  • director: Robert Rossen
  • producer: Robert Rossen
  • producer: Gordon Griffith
  • cinematographer: Robert Krasker
  • composer: Mario Nascimbene
  • editor: Ralph Kemplen
  • costume-designer: David Ffolkes
  • role-name: Darius
  • role-name: Alexander
  • screenwriter: Robert Rossen
  • year: 1956
  • studio: MGM