cast Rossana Podesta (Helen), Jack Sernas (Paris), Sir Cedric Hardwicke (Priam),,Stanley Baker (Achilles), Niall MacGinnis (Menelaus), Nora Swinburne (Hecuba), Robert Douglas (Agamemnon), Torin Thatcher (Ulysses), Harry Andrews (Hector), Janette,Scott (Cassandra), Ronald Lewis (Aeneas), Brigitte Bardot (Andraste), Eduardo Ciannelli (Andros), Marc Lawrence (Diomedes), Maxwell Reed (Ajax), Robert Brown (Polydorus), Barbara Cavan (Cora), Terence Longdon (Patroclus), Patricia Marmont,(Andromache), Guido Notari (Nestor), Tonio Selwart (Adelphous), Georges Zoritch,(Dance Specialty), Esmond Knight (The High Priest).
Plot The film retells the story of the Trojan War, albeit with some major changes from the Iliad's storyline: Paris of Troy (Jacques Sernas) sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful city-states. His ship is forced to return to Troy in a storm after he has been swept overboard on the shore of Sparta, but Paris is found by Helen, Queen of Sparta (Rossana Podestà), with whom he falls in love. He goes to the palace where he finds Helen's husband, King Menelaus (Niall MacGinnis), Agamemnon (Robert Douglas), Odysseus (Torin Thatcher), Achilles (Stanley Baker) and many other Greek kings debating whether to go to war with Troy. Menelaus sees that Helen and Paris are in love and, pretending friendship, plots Paris' death. Warned by Helen, Paris flees and, after they are both nearly caught by the Spartans, takes Helen with him to Troy. Under the pretense of helping Menelaus regain his honor, the Greeks unite, and the siege of Troy begins. Much blood is shed in the long ordeal, with the Trojans blaming their plight on Paris and Helen until it turns out that the Greeks are solely after Troy's riches, not Helen. The siege culminates in Greek victory through the ruse of the legendary Trojan Horse. While trying to flee, Helen and Paris are cornered by Menelaus. Paris faces the Spartan king in single combat, but just as he wins the upper hand he is stabbed from behind, denying him a fair trial by arms. Helen is forced to return with Menelaus, but she is serene in the knowledge that she will someday be reunited with Paris. This project makes several departures from the original story, including showing Paris as a hero and great leader, and most of the Greek lords as treacherous and opportunistic pirates who are using Helen's flight as an excuse to win the treasures of Troy.
Main character Helen, obviously the title character. Castor and Pollux, Helen's brothers, which is also wrong according to mythology. Agamemnon, Mycenaean king, and the m ain antagonist in the movie. Menelaus, King of Sparta, betrothed to Helen, seen in the movie as the sympathetic husband and also weak. Leda, Queen of Sparta and Helen's mother, seen as the typical headstrong wife.
Tyndareus, father of Menelaus and king of Sparta before his son took the throne. Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and wife of Agamemnon, she also kills Agamemnon in the final scene which is wrong and this doesn't happen until he sails home where he is then killed by his wife. He also never raped Helen, though it shows this in the movie. Priam, King of Troy Hecuba, Queen of Troy Cassandra, Princess of Troy and also priestess of Apollo. Paris, youngest son of Priam and also the lost son. His love affair with Helen sparked the Trojan War. Hector, Prince of Troy, he is shown inaccurately in this movie from what the Illiad portrays him to be. Achilles, he is shown as an enforcer of Agamemnon and a brute, neit her of which he was in the Il liad. In mythology, Achilles never liked Agamemnon and the Mycenaean king nearly lost the Trojan War because of Achilles' feud with him. In all, this movie strays far away from the Illiad. For a true mythology lover it is very inaccurate.
Characterize 1. Agamemnon - The invading King 2. Achilles - Warrior from Greece 3. Hector - Prince of Troy 4. Helen - The lady who is the reason for the famous battle Pelius and Aprodite who promised Paris Helen wife of Menalaus are also the main reasons for the war.The prestige of the Greeks was at stake because Paris and Helen committed adultery.That was the reason for the remaining greek nations going to battle against Troy. 2. Conflict The main conflict is Man versus Man, as it tells the story of a war, but the individual characters have their own internal conflicts.
Robert Wise ("West Side Story," "The Sound of Music") directed this thrilling historical saga of the immortal love story of Helen and Paris -- a romance that rocked the ancien t world and started the Trojan War. Filmed in picturesque locations across Italy.
Summary of Helen of Troy A lavishly filmed filmed epic about the Trojan War based on Homer's ILIAD, ILIAD, Robert Wise's HELEN OF TROY TROY depicts the tale of the famed Helen (Rossana Podesta), the woman responsible for the battle. Young Trojan prince Paris (Jacques Sernas) journeys to Sparta, hoping to bring home a peace treaty that will end the war between Greece and Troy. However, his ship is forced to return to Troy in a storm after he has been swept overboard. Washing up on Sparta's shore, he is found by the beautiful Helen, with whom he falls head-over-heels in love, completely unaware that she is the queen of Sparta. At the palace he finds Greek king an d Helen's husband Menelaus (Niall MacGinnis), Agamemnon (Robert Douglas), Douglas), Ulysses (Torin Thatcher), Achilles (Stanley (Stanley Baker), and others others debating whether to go
to war with Troy. Menelaus sees that Helen and Paris are in love and, pretending friendship, plots Paris's death. Paris flees back to Troy, taking Helen with him. Paris's action, however, makes matters even worse. The Greeks, who have been feuding among themselves, now unite and set off to attack Troy, devising a unique plan to get inside (which includes what was, at the time the film was made, the largest movie prop ever made). This sweeping film is laden with romance and action and, along with BEN-HUR and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, COMMANDMENTS, is one of the best of this genre.
