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A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy.A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy.A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy.
Juliette Mayniel
- Creusa
- (as Juliette Majniel)
Edy Vessel
- Helen
- (as Hedy Vessel)
Lidia Alfonsi
- Cassandra
- (as Lydia Alfonsi)
Luciana Angiolillo
- Andromache
- (as Luciana Angelillo)
Giovanni Cianfriglia
- Diomedes
- (as Giovanni Cianfrilla)
Nello Pazzafini
- Guerriero acheo
- (as Giovanni Pazzofin)
Bianca Doria
- Ecuba
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSubmitted to the British Board of Film Censors (as The Wooden Horse of Troy) by Grand National Pictures and passed with a "U" certificate on 24 April 1962. Opened in London on Sunday, 19 August 1962 at the Essoldo (Chelsea), the Odeon (Finchley) and the Gaumont (Islington), followed by a wide general release the following day. For light relief, Grand National selected She Knows Y' Know (1962) starring Hylda Baker as the supporting feature. When video came along in 1983, UK distributor Inter-Ocean Video released the film on VHS as The Trojan War.
- GoofsAt 0:39, during the opening narration, the horse on the left closest to the camera is clearly defecating.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Lion of Thebes (1964)
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Entertaining, If Somewhat Lacking in Depth
The Great Steeve Reeves stars in this lavishly produced peplum film as Aeneas, a great hero of the Trojan war who would go on to establish the site of Rome (yet one who has curiously little media dedicated to him).
This is an entertaining movie, made with hundreds of extras and big sets, and although I can't seem to find much about its making (it was thought lost for many years), it is obvious that this had a massive budget for the time.
There are some good battle scenes, and some decent one-on-one fights featuring Reeves defending his honour and his city.
The story is a loose adaptation of the epic, with Helen being a scheming, evil witch in this one, and Paris being much the same. A sad little coward of man that wants glory but is too much of a wimp to fight for it.
There's a touch of love story. A touch of tragedy. And some political arguments. All in all, a decent peplum film, well directed and acted and staged.
But at its heart - still just a peplum in a sea of them.
I will say, however, that I prefer this to the awful Hollywood version of the tale, which was huge and overblown and just downright bad.
Funny how an old Italian film made to cash in on a trend was more entertaining to me than a multi-million dollar epic made with the latest tech, which bored the tits off me. Make of that what you will.
This was followed by a direct sequel, also starring Reeves, that followed him as he fought to set up a site for the dispossessed Trojans.
A site that would later become the Immortal Rome.
That is also worth watching.
This is an entertaining movie, made with hundreds of extras and big sets, and although I can't seem to find much about its making (it was thought lost for many years), it is obvious that this had a massive budget for the time.
There are some good battle scenes, and some decent one-on-one fights featuring Reeves defending his honour and his city.
The story is a loose adaptation of the epic, with Helen being a scheming, evil witch in this one, and Paris being much the same. A sad little coward of man that wants glory but is too much of a wimp to fight for it.
There's a touch of love story. A touch of tragedy. And some political arguments. All in all, a decent peplum film, well directed and acted and staged.
But at its heart - still just a peplum in a sea of them.
I will say, however, that I prefer this to the awful Hollywood version of the tale, which was huge and overblown and just downright bad.
Funny how an old Italian film made to cash in on a trend was more entertaining to me than a multi-million dollar epic made with the latest tech, which bored the tits off me. Make of that what you will.
This was followed by a direct sequel, also starring Reeves, that followed him as he fought to set up a site for the dispossessed Trojans.
A site that would later become the Immortal Rome.
That is also worth watching.
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- jethrojohn
- Jul 24, 2023
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- Trojanski rat
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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