The Trojan Women
“The strength of mankind has always been its women.”
1971•PG•1h 45m•6.2•Released
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.
Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Writer
Edith Hamilton, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Languages
English
Studio
Josef Shaftel Productions
Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Hecuba
Vanessa Redgrave
Andromache
Geneviève Bujold
Cassandra
Irene Papas
Helen
Patrick Magee
Menelaus
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)
Esmeralda Adam García
Woman (as Esmeralda Adam)
Esperanza Alonso
Woman
María García Alonso
Woman (as Maria G. Alonso)
Production
Company
Josef Shaftel Productions
Producer
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Producer
Anis Nohra
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