Helen of Troy

Based On the book by Homer

Helen of Troy is a 1956 American-Italian-French epic historical drama film, based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. It was directed by Robert Wise, from a screenplay by Hugh Gray and John Twist, adapted by Hugh Gray and N. Richard Nash. The music score was composed by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr, who shot the film in CinemaScope. The movie has been called "a forgotten Robert Wise epic".

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Release date:

1956

Director:

Robert Wise

Cast:

Rossana Podestà, Jacques Sernas, Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Baker, Robert Douglas

Genre:

Romance, Drama, War, Sword-and-sandal

Country:

France, United States, Italy

Language:

English

Year page:

1956 in adaptations