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The Search for Alexander the Great

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1 Season · 4 Episodes · Premiered May 6, 1981 · Ended May 27, 1981

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

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

4 episodes 1981

Cast

James Mason

James Mason as Narrator

Jane Lapotaire

Jane Lapotaire as Olympias

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens as Darius of Persia

Julian Glover

Julian Glover as Philip II

Nicholas Clay

Nicholas Clay as Alexander the Great

Ian Charleson

Ian Charleson as Hephaistion

Michael Williams

Michael Williams as Aristotle

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne as Demosthenes

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne as Ptolemy

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