Trivia

Helmut Dantine's Egyptian soothsayer was dubbed by Sir Christopher Lee (uncredited).

Danielle Darrieux, who played Richard Burton's mother, was only eight years older than him.

Although Richard Burton and Stanley Baker had been close friends since they were teenagers, this was the only time they acted together in a movie. Burton later recorded the narration for Baker's movie Zulu (1964).

Richard Burton was 29 at the time of filming, but many critics felt he already looked too old to play Alexander. He was supposed to be a teenager for the first hour.

The normally hairy (chest and otherwise) Richard Burton was subjected to a complete "buffing," as were Stanley Baker and other prominent male members of the cast.