The Fall of the Roman Empire
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Alexander
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About 2004 film by Oliver Stone
Genres drama, action, war, biographical, sword-and-sandal, LGBTQ-related
Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Oliver Stone, Laeta Kalogridis
Starring Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, Jared Leto, Oliver Stone, Val Kilmer, Colin Farrell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Music Vangelis
Runtime 175 min
Country United States, Italy, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Germany
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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