Alexander the Great (1968)
1h 30min | Drama, History | TV Movie 26 January 1968
Alexander the Great must not only fight the army of Persia but also traitors within his own army.
Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: Robert Pirosh (created by), Robert Pirosh (screenplay)
Stars: William Shatner, Adam West, John Cassavetes
1h 30min | Drama, History | TV Movie 26 January 1968
Alexander the Great must not only fight the army of Persia but also traitors within his own army.
Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: Robert Pirosh (created by), Robert Pirosh (screenplay)
Stars: William Shatner, Adam West, John Cassavetes
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00:00I expect you're worried more than any.
00:10When he got back, I told you, among horses, he too is a god.
00:14I'll dry those tears.
00:23I want a happy face.
00:25I'll be with you in a minute.
00:26Call a bath woman first.
00:27And hot water, buckets and buckets of it.
00:29I see the camp is being prepared to march. Why?
00:32We were given orders to withdraw, consolidate our position in case of attack.
00:36At whose command?
00:37At mine.
00:41My lord, I...
00:43I believed you to be dead.
00:45I'm surprised you think me dead so quickly.
00:47Oh, I never thought Alexander would die quickly.
00:50But five days, my lord.
00:52Five days.
00:55I...
00:57I thought it a military necessity.
01:02Gentlemen, I smell of marsh weed, sand dust and sweat.
01:05I want to bathe, I want to shave and I want to rest.
01:07Least of all, I want to talk.
01:08Seek Leander. He hasn't stopped talking since his rescue.
01:13For all of us, we think alike.
01:15At the order stand, we move tonight.
01:34Shall we pretend he isn't here?
01:36Would it do any good?
01:37No.
01:38Then I shall go and wait your call.
01:43All right, Antigonus, I admit I was wrong.
01:45I was reckless, foolish, impetuous and all the rest.
01:48That's what you want to say, isn't it?
01:49Only partly.
01:51I thought it might do for a start.
01:54Running off into the mountains alone.
01:57Alexander.
01:59Alexander, by all that's holy, you should be dead.
02:01I went after Leander.
02:03He'd have done the same for me.
02:04Leander happens not to be the king.
02:07For which Greece can be thankful.
02:09I admit I tempted the gods, but they're good to their own.
02:13What are you now?
02:14A god or man?
02:16Whatever suits my purpose.
02:17If one Greek lives because a Persian trembles at the sight of a god, it suits my purpose.
02:21And your own men, what are they to believe?
02:23If I sweat like a Macedonian and bleed like a Greek, they'll follow my command.
02:30All right, spit it out.
02:31You chew your tongue like a camel.
02:33What's wrong?
02:34You take too many risks.
02:36Anything else?
02:37Yes.
02:38This order to march.
02:40What pace do we set?
02:41How far do we go?
02:42And by what route?
02:43That's it, but hotter.
02:44Much hotter.
02:48What was it you said?
02:49The order to march.
02:50We haven't yet...
02:51If you insist on talking, join me.
02:53The girls will scrub that scowl off your face.
02:55Now, will you be serious?
02:56Later, Antigonus, I'll explain everything at dinner.
02:58I'll tell you what.
02:59Invite the council of generals to dinner.
03:01We'll have a party.
03:03We'll celebrate.
03:04Celebrate what?
03:05My return.
03:06No, better yet.
03:07Our departure.
03:11Anything for a celebration.