The Trojan Women (1971)
The strength of mankind has always been its women.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 45m
- Director Mihalis Kakogiannis
- Genres Drama
- Rating 6.2/10 (37 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Katharine Hepburn
as Hecuba
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Vanessa Redgrave
as Andromache
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Geneviève Bujold
as Cassandra
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Irene Papas
as Helen
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Patrick Magee
as Menelaus
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Brian Blessed
as Talthybius
- Alberto Sanz as Astyanax
- Pauline Letts as Woman
- Rosalind Shanks as Woman
- Pat Beckett as Woman (as Pat Becket)
- Anna Bentinck as Woman
- Elsie Pittas as Woman (as Ersie Pittas)
- Esmeralda Adam García as Woman (as Esmeralda Adam)
- Esperanza Alonso as Woman
- María García Alonso as Woman (as Maria G. Alonso)
- Nilda Álvarez as Woman (as Nilda Alvarez)
- Adela Armengol as Woman
- Victoria Ayllón as Woman
Crew
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Mihalis Kakogiannis
Director
- Alfio Contini Director of Photography
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Mihalis Kakogiannis
Editor
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Míkis Theodorakis
Original Music Composer
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Mihalis Kakogiannis
Producer
- Anis Nohra Producer
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Mihalis Kakogiannis
Screenplay
- Edith Hamilton Writer
