The Search for Alexander the Great

The Search for Alexander the Great is a 1981 four part TV mini-series directed by Peter Sykes, and narrated by James Mason.

Plot

Alexander the Great's family and friends reminisce at a banquet, looking back over his life, loves and conquests.

Cast

• James Mason as Narrator
• Jane Lapotaire as Olympias
• Robert Stephens as Darius of Persia
• Julian Glover as Philip II
• Nicholas Clay as Alexander
• Ian Charleson as Hephaistion
• Michael Williams as Aristotle
• Michael Byrne as Demosthenes
• Gabriel Byrne as Ptolemy
• Barry Stanton as Cleitus
• Matthew Long as Attalus
• Jack Klaff as Bagoas
• Peter Porteous as Callisthenes
• Justin Sykes as Young Alexander

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