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The Trojan Women
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The Trojan Women

1971-05-01 · 105 min · ★ 6.2

Drama

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.

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Directors
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Production companies
Josef Shaftel Productions
Countries
Greece, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Katharine HepburnKatharine HepburnHecuba
Vanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgraveAndromache
Geneviève BujoldGeneviève BujoldCassandra
Irene PapasIrene PapasHelen
Patrick MageePatrick MageeMenelaus
Brian BlessedBrian BlessedTalthybius
Alberto SanzAstyanax
Pauline LettsWoman
Rosalind ShanksWoman
Pat BeckettWoman (as Pat Becket)
Anna BentinckWoman
Elsie PittasWoman (as Ersie Pittas)
Esmeralda Adam GarcíaWoman (as Esmeralda Adam)
Esperanza AlonsoWoman
María García AlonsoWoman (as Maria G. Alonso)
Nilda ÁlvarezWoman (as Nilda Alvarez)
Adela ArmengolWoman
Victoria AyllónWoman
Gloria BerrocalWoman
Elizabeth BillencourtWoman (as E. Billencourt)

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