The Trojan Women

May 1, 1971

1h 45m

★ 6.2

The strength of mankind has always been its women.

Overview

In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed. Astyanax also becomes the focus of the Greeks' attention as the last male heir of the Trojan royal family.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Josef Shaftel Productions

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Cast

Hecuba

Katharine Hepburn

Andromache

Vanessa Redgrave

Cassandra

Geneviève Bujold

Helen

Irene Papas

Menelaus

Patrick Magee

Talthybius

Brian Blessed

Astyanax

Alberto Sanz

Woman

Pauline Letts

Woman

Rosalind Shanks

Woman (as Pat Becket)

Pat Beckett

Woman

Anna Bentinck

Woman (as Ersie Pittas)

Elsie Pittas

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