Helen of Troy

Jan 26, 1956

2h 1m

★ 6.1

Its towering wonders span the age of titans!

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

War

Romance

History

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Helen

Rossana Podestà

Paris

Jacques Sernas

Priam

Cedric Hardwicke

Achilles

Stanley Baker

Menelaus

Niall MacGinnis

Hecuba

Nora Swinburne

Agamemnon

Robert Douglas

Ulysses

Torin Thatcher

Hector

Harry Andrews

Cassandra

Janette Scott

Aeneas

Ronald Lewis

Andraste

Brigitte Bardot

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