Helen of Troy (1956)

Directed by

Robert Wise

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film, sword-and-sandal film

Country

France, Italy, United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the Trojan War, focusing on Helen's elopement with Paris and the siege that follows. It follows the key figures from both the Greek and Trojan sides as they clash over love and honor.

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What happens

Helen of Troy is a 1956 American-Italian-French epic historical drama film, based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. It was directed by Robert Wise, from a screenplay by Hugh Gray and John Twist, adapted by Hugh Gray and N. Richard Nash. The music score was composed by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr, who shot the film in CinemaScope. The movie has been called "a forgotten Robert Wise epic". The film stars Rossana Podestà, Stanley Baker, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Jacques Sernas, with Niall MacGinnis, Maxwell Reed, Nora Swinburne, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Harry Andrews, Janette Scott, Ronald Lewis, Eduardo Ciannelli, Esmond Knight and Brigitte Bardot as Andraste, Helen's handmaiden, her first film production shot outside France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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