“The greatest legend of all was real”
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
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Cast
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Colin Farrell
Alexander
Known for
The Lobster
Total Recall
Angelina Jolie
Olympias
Known for
Maleficent
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Val Kilmer
Philip
Known for
Batman Forever
The Prince of Egypt
Jared Leto
Hephaistion
Known for
Suicide Squad
Requiem for a Dream
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Cassander
Known for
Match Point
Vikings
Anthony Hopkins
Old Ptolemy
Known for
Westworld
The Silence of the Lambs
Jessie Kamm
Young Alexander
No other roles listed
Christopher Plummer
Aristotle
Known for
Up
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Connor Paolo
Young Alexander
Known for
Gossip Girl
Revenge
Patrick Carroll
Young Hephaistion
Peter Williamson
Young Nearchus
Morgan Christopher Ferris
Young Cassander
No other roles listed
Oliver Stone Director · Christopher Kyle Writer Laeta Kalogridis Writer
Worldwide gross $167M · Budget $155M · United States release November 24, 2004
Box office
Budget
$155,000,000
Worldwide gross
$167,298,192
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Intermedia Films
Production
IMF Internationale Medien und Film 3 & Produktions
Production
Gordian Productions
Production
The Great Filmproductie
Production
Cecchi Gori Group
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Renn Productions
Production
Pathé
Production
Egmond Film & Television
Production
Moritz Borman Productions
Production
Santa International Film
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG
Production
Pacifica Film
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Pathé Renn Productions
Production
France · Germany · Netherlands · United Kingdom · United States · Italy · Thailand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 16, 2004
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · November 24, 2004
Theatrical
Argentina
February 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
January 20, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
December 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Bahrain
December 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
November 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Chile
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Croatia
November 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
France
January 5, 2005 · Theatrical
November 17, 2025 · TV · Action
Georgia
November 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
December 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
India
December 31, 2004 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
December 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
February 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Kenya
December 15, 2004 · Premiere · Nairobi
December 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Malaysia
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Morocco
December 7, 2004 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
December 23, 2004 · Theatrical
August 17, 2007 · TV · RTL 4
January 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
April 1, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
North Macedonia
November 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Panama
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Poland
January 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Romania
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Russia
November 24, 2004 · Theatrical
May 5, 2009 · Physical
Serbia
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 31, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
January 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 25, 2004 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 5, 2005 · Theatrical · French
January 6, 2005 · Theatrical · German
Thailand
November 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 26, 2004 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 1, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
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