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Information
- Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 118 min.
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, History
- Rating *
- 6.2
- Votes *
- 1,287
- Checks
- 88
- Favs
- 2
- Dislikes
- 3
- Favs/checks
- 2.3% (1:44)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:2
Top comments
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dombrewer
A not entirely convincing retelling of Homer's Iliad, with some suitably epic battle sequences but a vacuum where there should be passion and drama - pretty blondes Paris and Helen never bring their scenes to life, perhaps because both have been over-dubbed by other actors, perhaps because the script never rises above the two-dimensional. Niall MacGuinness, Stanley Baker and Torin Thatcher all chew the scenery as unpleasant Greeks (the last of these playing Ulysses, oddly named the Roman way, rather than Homer's Odysseus) - in fact all the Greeks are painted in a negative light, the Trojans fare much better (including a young Brigitte Bardot as Helen's servant girl) although it makes for an odd imbalance in the story.
Having said all that it's a lot more plausible and entertaining than "Troy" - Wolfgang Petersen's miserable attempt at the same story - aptly proving there are worse ways to spend your time. 11 years 8 months ago