

Helen of Troy
1956-01-26 · 121 min · ★ 6.3
Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.
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- Directors
- Robert Wise
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rossana PodestàHelen
Jacques SernasParis
Cedric HardwickePriam
Stanley BakerAchilles
Niall MacGinnisMenelaus
Nora SwinburneHecuba
Robert DouglasAgamemnon
Torin ThatcherUlysses
Harry AndrewsHector
Janette ScottCassandra
Ronald LewisAeneas
Brigitte BardotAndraste
Eduardo CiannelliAndros
Marc LawrenceDiomedes
Maxwell ReedAjax
Robert BrownPolydorus
Terence LongdonPatroclus
Patricia MarmontAndromache
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