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The Trojan Women

The strength of mankind has always been its women.

6.2/10(37)
1971
105 min
Drama

Overview

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.

Production

Josef Shaftel Productions

Cast & Characters

Katharine Hepburn as Hecuba

Katharine Hepburn

Hecuba

Vanessa Redgrave as Andromache

Vanessa Redgrave

Andromache

Geneviève Bujold as Cassandra

Geneviève Bujold

Cassandra

Irene Papas as Helen

Irene Papas

Helen

Patrick Magee as Menelaus

Patrick Magee

Menelaus

Brian Blessed as Talthybius

Brian Blessed

Talthybius

Alberto Sanz

Astyanax

Pauline Letts

Woman

Rosalind Shanks

Woman

Pat Beckett

Woman (as Pat Becket)

Anna Bentinck

Woman

Elsie Pittas

Woman (as Ersie Pittas)

Directors & Crew

M

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Director

E

Edith Hamilton

Writer

M

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Screenplay

M

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Producer

A

Anis Nohra

Producer

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