Alexander the Great in Cinema

[Amphipolis]

Sikandar, Indian Film of 1941 (engl. subtitles)

We need a hero to watch it and tell us his opinion or spot intreresting parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8S5Wb3O-s

[Amphipolis]

In 10' Aristotle tells Alexander:

"If you want to conquer the world, then stay away from women"

Damn this is an early comedy masterpiece and may have many precious moments like this.

[spitfire]

lol

Alexander has dark hair.
I love bollywood movies, old and new.

Namaste Amphipolis... .

[Nikolaj]

Originally Posted by spitfire

lol

Alexander has dark hair.
I love bollywood movies, old and new.

Namaste Amphipolis... .

Didn't one of the ancient historians describe his hair as yellow?

[spitfire]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

Didn't one of the ancient historians describe his hair as yellow?

I don't know. My impression is that Alexander was blond. Or at least that's how he's depicted.
Apart from the colour of the hair though, the protagonist looks OK.

This is a bollywood movie, this means there are songs. Mostly with Alexander in India from the little I saw.

[Nikolaj]

Just stripped this from a random website,

According to Roman rhetoric teacher Aelian, Alexander's hair "curled naturally, and was yellow". Plutarch wrote that Alexander "was of fair colour". Callisthenes claims that "he had the hair of a lion". All in all he was probably dirty blonde. The light haired, light eyed people of the Kalash tribe of northern Pakistan claim to be descendants of Alexander.

If he had Green eyes too i'd have to sign up for the next Alexander acting role

[George S.]

Nikolaj i was accused of being a racist when i said there are many books describing the greeks short and dark and the macedonians as Tall and fair.That description was /is a fact.Why go into a denial and i'm not a racist.

[Nikolaj]

Originally Posted by George S.

Nikolaj i was accused of being a racist when i said there are many books describing the greeks short and dark and the macedonians as Tall and fair.That description was /is a fact.Why go into a denial and i'm not a racist.

You shouldn't be labelled as a racist for quoting historical sources on a physical representation of a race.

If they were in denial who cares, they've already stretched past a point of no return with their logic.

[Philosopher]

Originally Posted by George S.

Nikolaj i was accused of being a racist when i said there are many books describing the greeks short and dark and the macedonians as Tall and fair.That description was /is a fact.Why go into a denial and i'm not a racist.

It is not a fact. There are Greeks who are tall and blonde; and there are Macedonians who are short and dark. And everything in between.

Look at this Greek (from Crete). He has blue eyes, and brown hair.



Here is a tall leggy blonde girl with blue eyes:

[Amphipolis]

Originally Posted by Philosopher

Here is a tall leggy blonde girl with blue eyes:

She's not a real blonde, but her eyes ARE real.