Troy (2004)


Brad Pitt               Achilles
Eric Bana               Prince Hector of Troy
Orlando Bloom           Prince Paris of Troy
Rose Byrne              Briseis
Peter O'Toole           King Priam of Troy
Diane Kruger            Helen of Troy
Sean Bean               Odysseus
Brian Cox               Agamemnon
Julie Christie          Thetis
Saffron Burrows         Andromache
Garrett Hedlund         Patroclus
Brendan Gleeson         Menelaus
John Shrapnel           Nestor
Nathan Jones            Boagrius
James Cosmo             Glaucus
Julian Glover           Triopas
Vincent Regan           Eudorus
Trevor Eve              Velior
Tyler Mane              Ajax
Adoni Maropis           Agamemnon's Officer

Directed by:            Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by:            Wolfgang Petersen, Colin Wilson, Diana Rathbun


Throughout time, men have waged war. Some for power, some for glory, some for honor--and 
some for love. In ancient Greece, the passion of two of history's most legendary lovers--
Paris, Prince of Troy and Helen, Queen of Sparta--ignites a war that will devastate a 
civilization. When Paris steals Helen away from her husband, King Menelaus, it is an insult 
that cannot be suffered. Familial pride dictates that an affront to Menelaus is an affront 
to his brother Agamemnon, powerful King of the Myceneans, who soon unites all the massive 
tribes of Greece to steal Helen back from Troy in defense of his brother's honor. In truth, 
Agamemnon's pursuit of honor is corrupted by his overwhelming greed--he needs control of 
Troy to ensure the supremacy of his already vast empire. The walled city, under the leadership 
of King Prium and defended by mighty Prince Hector, is a citadel that no army has been able 
to breach. One man alone stands as the key to victory or defeat over Troy--Achilles, believed 
to be the greatest warrior alive. Arrogant, rebellious and seemingly invincible, Achilles has 
no allegiance to anyone or anything, save his own glory. It is his insatiable hunger for 
eternal renown that leads him to attack the gates of Troy under Agamemnon's banner--but it 
will be love that ultimately decides his fate. Two worlds will go to war for honor and power. 
Thousands will fall in pursuit of glory. And for love, a nation will burn to the ground.

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It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after 
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 Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity 
for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of 
Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans. But they come to a 
stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The whole movie shows their battle struggles, and the 
foreshadowing of fate in this remake by Wolfgang Petersen of Homer's "The Iliad.

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An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek 
forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.