The Trojan Women

1971

105 min

6.1

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Mihalis Kakogiannis

Country

Greece

Cast & Crew

Katharine Hepburn

Vanessa Redgrave

Geneviève Bujold

Irene Papas

Patrick Magee

Brian Blessed

Alberto Sanz

Pauline Letts

Rosalind Shanks

Pat Beckett

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The Trojan Women

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.

  • Katharine Hepburn

  • Vanessa Redgrave

  • Geneviève Bujold

  • Irene Papas

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