Overview:
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.| Status: | Released (2004-05-13) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 23 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $133,378,256 |
| Screen: | Homer, David Benioff |
| Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Nimar Studios, Radiant Productions, Helena Productions, Latina Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America, Malta, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 287: Brad Pitt - Achilles
- 114: Orlando Bloom - Paris
- 8783: Eric Bana - Hector
- 1248: Brian Cox - King Agamemnon
- 48: Sean Bean - Odysseus
- 2039: Brendan Gleeson - Menelaos
- 9824: Diane Kruger - Helen
Crews
- 5231: Wolfgang Petersen - Director - Directing
- 9812: Homer - Author - Writing
- 9813: David Benioff - Screenplay - Writing
- 490: Colin Wilson - Producer - Production
- 9814: Diana Rathbun - Producer - Production
- 5231: Wolfgang Petersen - Producer - Production
- 1729: James Horner - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
Wuchak
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***"Where does it end?" -- "It never ends."*** If Homer's mythical epic "The Iliad" is based on a factual story, that story is magnificently depicted in Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 epic "Troy." In other words, don't expect any goofy 'gods' or 'goddesses' like Athena popping out of th ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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It's yours, take it. Trojan prince Paris is not only having an affair with Spartan Menelaus' woman, Helen. He also lures her away to live with him in Troy. Thus giving the global domination obsessed King Agamenon the launch pad to war with Troy. Which in turn brings into conflict ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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A long watch, but just about a worthwhile one. I enjoyed <em>'Troy'</em>, in short. A film, interestingly given his recent exploits, written by a certain David Benioff. It definitely has more than a few pacing issues, but they only affect the enjoyment factor minorly - at least to ....
Continue reading ->drystyx
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It took a while, but Brad Pitt finally did some great films. This and Fury stick out on Pitt's resume as his masterpieces thus far. Here, we have the most "credible" and "least Hollywood" look at the Iliad and the Trojan War. The characters are very likely as they were, if they r ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Now then, where do we start? On the plus side, this is one of the more intelligent applications of CGI in an historical drama setting. The film delivers lots of epic grandeur; the at sea-scenes/battles are classily produced and the attention to detail across the costume and prop depa ....
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