Alexander the Great
Original title: O Megalexandros
1980 · 3 h 30 min
Theo AngelopoulosCast
Omero AntonuttiCredits
Written by: 
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Plot
A revolutionary bandit takes over a village in 1900.
Sinekatalog’s take
Theo Angelopoulos's historical allegory follows a bandit-revolutionary who seizes a Greek village in 1900 and tries to build a utopia. Slow and monumental, it is a bleak, mythic reflection on power and revolution.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Venice Film Festival 1980: Best Film (Golden Lion)
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (1,332 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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