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Helen of Troy (1956)

26/01/1956 (US)Adventure, War, Romance, History2h 1m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Rossana Podestà

      Rossana Podestà

      Helen

    2. Jacques Sernas

      Jacques Sernas

      Paris

    3. Cedric Hardwicke

      Cedric Hardwicke

      Priam

    4. Stanley Baker

      Stanley Baker

      Achilles

    5. Niall MacGinnis

      Niall MacGinnis

      Menelaus

    6. Nora Swinburne

      Nora Swinburne

      Hecuba

    7. Robert Douglas

      Robert Douglas

      Agamemnon

    8. Torin Thatcher

      Torin Thatcher

      Ulysses

    9. Harry Andrews

      Harry Andrews

      Hector

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    A review by John Chard

    4.0
    Written by John Chard on Feb 17, 2020

    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 & ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • queen
    • trojan war
    • king
    • slave