Helen of Troy (1955)
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52% of users liked it
(4,404 ratings)
Rossana Podesta may not quite possess the face that would launch a thousand ships, but she is otherwise convincing in the title role of Helen of Troy. Filmed in Italy, this super-epic costars Jacques Sernas as Paris of Troy, who sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful Greek… More Rossana Podesta may not quite possess the face that would launch a thousand ships, but she is otherwise convincing in the title role of Helen of Troy. Filmed in Italy, this super-epic costars Jacques Sernas as Paris of Troy, who sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful Greek city-states. When he falls in love with Helen, Queen of Sparta, Paris loses all sense of diplomacy. Helen is willingly "abducted" by Paris and spirited off to Troy, thereby sparking a long and bloody war, which culminates with the legendary Trojan Horse. Torin Thatcher costars as warrior leader Ulysses, while Sir Cedric Hardwicke plays Priam, the pacifistic king of Troy who is overwhelmed by circumstances beyond his control. Also on hand is Stanley Baker as Achilles (who ends up with an arrow you-know-where) and Niall MacGinnis as Helen's husband Menelaus. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Wise
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 26, 1956 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Tedious historical costume drama.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Bring on the wooden horse! Good spectacle directed by Robert Wise.
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Cast
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Rossana Podestà
as Helen of Troy
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Jacques Sernas
as Paris
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Priam
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Stanley Baker
as Achilles
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Niall MacGinnis
as Menelaus
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Robert Douglas
as Agamemnon
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Nora Swinburne
as Hekuba
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Torin Thatcher
as Odysseus
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Harry Andrews
as Hector
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Ronald Lewis
as Aeneas
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Brigitte Bardot
as Andraste
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Marc Lawrence I
as Diomedes
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Maxwell Reed
as Ajax
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Robert Brown
as Polydorus
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Barbara Cavan
as Cora
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Patricia Marmont
as Andromache
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Guido Notari
as Nestor
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Tonio Selwart
as Alephous
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George Zoritch
as Dancer
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Esmond Knight
as High Priest
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Eduardo Ciannelli
as Andros
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Jeanette Scott
as Cassandra
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Terence Labrosse
as Patroclus
- Sir Cedric Hardwicke
