Genre:
Historical Film
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time:
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Homer's sprawling tale of love and war in ancient Greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this
epic-scale
adventure. In 1193 B.C.,
Paris, Prince of Troy (
Orlando Bloom), has fallen in love; however, the beautiful woman who has beguiled him is
Helen, Queen of Sparta (
Diane Kruger), who is wed to
King Menelaus (
Brendan Gleeson). While
Helen is hardly immune to
Paris' charms, this doesn't blunt
Menelaus' fury when
Paris steals her away from him.
Menelaus' brother
Agamemnon (
Brian Cox), the power-hungry king of the Mycenaeans, is eager to expand his empire through Troy to the lands of the Aegean Sea, and he uses
Paris' romantic slight against
Menelaus as an excuse to wage an all-out war against the great walled city.
Priam, King of Troy (
Peter O'Toole), summons his armies, led by
Prince Hector (
Eric Bana), to meet the onslaught of
Agamemnon's forces, but while the great city has yet to yield in a battle,
Agamemnon has a formidable ally --
Achilles (
Brad Pitt), a mighty and seemingly unstoppable warrior whose presence could tip the scales in
Agamemnon's favor.
Sean Bean,
Julie Christie,
Saffron Burrows, and
Rose Byrne highlight the film's supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
