Helen of Troy

1956 121 min ★ 6.3 Adventure, War, Romance, History

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.

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Cast

Rossana Podestà

Helen

Jacques Sernas

Paris

Cedric Hardwicke

Priam

Stanley Baker

Achilles

Niall MacGinnis

Menelaus

Nora Swinburne

Hecuba

Robert Douglas

Agamemnon

Torin Thatcher

Ulysses

Harry Andrews

Hector

Janette Scott

Cassandra

Details

Director

Robert Wise

Screenplay

John Twist

Tagline

"Its towering wonders span the age of titans! Its tumultuous story has lived for thirty centuries!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

February 17, 2020

★ 4/10

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. Fi...