Farrell gets close to Alexander

Hellraiser Colin Farrell developed such an emotional tie to historical figure Alexander The Great, he spent a day weeping at the grave of the Macedonian warrior's father.

Farrell gets close to Alexander

Hellraiser Colin Farrell developed such an emotional tie to historical figure Alexander The Great, he spent a day weeping at the grave of the Macedonian warrior's father.

Even when Farrell was on a break from filming Oliver Stone's epic Alexander, he couldn't escape the urge to learn more about his real-life character - so he travelled to ancient Greece.

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