Helen of Troy (movie)

Helen of Troy depicts the battles fought to win the love of the world's most beautiful woman.

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A television mini-series based upon Homer's story of the Trojan War in the Epic poem, The Illiad. This TV mini-series also shares the name with the classic 1956 movie staring Stanley Baker. This project makes several departures from the original story including showing Paris as a hero and great leader as well as Achilles as a dumb brute. This film depicts the events of the story in the fashion of an early classical period, the Greeks are shown in classical hoplite equipment as opposed to the early bronze age we might expect. Relatively low budget and produced to be released at a time when interest in the subject was high due to the soon to be released feature film, Troy starring Brad Pitt.

Related Topics:
Television - Mini-series - Trojan War - Epic - Illiad - 1956 - Stanley Baker - Achilles - Classical - Greeks - Hoplite - Bronze age - Troy - Brad Pitt

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