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26/01/1956 Adventure, War, Romance, History 2h 1m
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Its towering wonders span the age of titans!

Overview

Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.

  1. Robert Wise

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rossana Podestà

    Helen

  2. Jacques Sernas

    Paris

  3. Cedric Hardwicke

    Priam

  4. Stanley Baker

    Achilles

  5. Niall MacGinnis

    Menelaus

  6. Nora Swinburne

    Hecuba

  7. Robert Douglas

    Agamemnon

  8. Torin Thatcher

    Ulysses

  9. Harry Andrews

    Hector

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-02-17
Robert Wise's often forgotten take on The Iliad story.

Now over sixty years old, this almost epic film pales in comparison to other more notable sword and sandal movies. The scale of the film cannot be faulted, hundreds of extras & huge lavish sets are evident, while in Robert Wise the piece is given a well regarded director to chart its course.

However, the problems are all too evident. First off is that the film is terribly pedestrian for the first hour, a tepid script fails to engage and at times is unintentionally funny. Then there are major cast issues. Taking the leads of Paris & ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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