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