The True Story of Troy: Ancient War

May 16, 2004

1h 29m

★ 0.0

Overview

The story of the Trojan war is one of history's most enduring legends. A beautiful queen elopes with a foreign prince, which results in a decade-long battle that ends in the complete annihilation of an entire city. However, what grain of truth is there to this mythologicale tale of love and destruction?

Genres

Documentary

History

War

TV Movie

Production Companies

Providence Pictures

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Cast

Self – Narrator (voice)

Tucker Smith

Heinrich Schliemann

Americo Presciutti

Sophia Schliemann

Sarah Breskman Cosme

Iphigenia

Allegra De Vita

Hektor

Sayed Najem

Clytemnestra

Tania Franko

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