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Alexander the Great (miniseries)

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Alexander the Great
Also known asAlexandre le Grand : de l'histoire au mythe
GermanTerra X: Alexander der Große
GenreDocumentary
Directed byChristian Twente [de]
Martin Carazo Mendez[1]
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of series1
No. of episodes2 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersZDF
Arte
ORF
Running time44 minutes
Production companyGruppe 5 Filmproduktion GmbH
Original release
NetworkArte
ZDF
Release25 October (2014-10-25) –
2 November 2014 (2014-11-02)

Alexander the Great (German: Terra X: Alexander der Große; French: Alexandre le Grand : de l'histoire au mythe) is a 2014 documentary miniseries about Alexander the Great, a co-production of ZDF, Arte and ORF for ZDF's brand Terra X. The series premiered on 25 October 2014 on Arte as a 90-minute film, and later broadcast on ZDF as a two-part series.[2] It has been dubbed into English and Spanish.

Synopsis

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Over the centuries, the myth of Alexander the Great, an illustrious conqueror of antiquity, has been enriched. History retains from him the image of a fine strategist and an ambitious monarch who managed, in little more than a decade, to constitute an immense empire going from Greece to India. But what man was he really? Based on reconstructions, the documentary attempts to unravel the legend of historical reality, looking back on Alexander's journey, from his birth in 356 ʙᴄ to his presumably illness-related death in 323 ʙᴄ.[3]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal titleOriginal air date
11"The Path to Power"Auf dem Weg zur Macht26 October 2014 (2014-10-26)[4]
Alexander's childhood and how he becomes king of Macedon.
22"Until the End of the World"Bis ans Ende der Welt2 November 2014 (2014-11-02)[4]
Alexander defeats Darius III and begins the conquest of Asia.

Production

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The shooting started on 21 February 2014 and ended on 17 June of the same year. Filming locations took place in Greece, Iran, and a studio in Bulgaria.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander der Große - Auf dem Weg zur Macht". zdf.de (in German). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ Keller, Harald (25 October 2014). "Ein Leben als Kriegsherr" [A Life as a Warlord]. Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Frankfurt. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Alexandre le Grand : De l'histoire au mythe". programme-tv.net (in French). Prisma Media. 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Der erste europäische Weltherrscher: ZDF-"Terra X"-Zweiteiler über Alexander den Großen". presseportal.de (in German). 21 October 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Terra X - Alexander der Große". crew-united.com. 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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