Helen of troy 1955 film

Helen of troy 1955 robert wise cast and crew allmovie. Menelaus and agamemnon lead their greek hordes against peaceful troy to recapture the kidnapped queen rossana podesta. Sir cedric hardwicke, brigitte bardot before her sexsymbol renown, and, as the lovers at the conflicts. Rossana podesta, jacques sernas, cedric hardwicke, stanley baker, niall macginnis, nora swinburne show embed code. Great still of some of the starsof the classic 1955 flick, helen of troy item has been graded in. Helen of troy 1956 helen of troy is an epic film directed by robert wise and distributed by warner bros, that was originally released in 1956. Find movie and film cast and crew information for helen of troy 1955 robert wise on allmovie. Helen of troy retells the story of paris, prince of troy, and helen, queen of sparta, and the love that launched the trojan war as a grand tragedy of devotion and greed, without the. Warnercolor epic film in cinemascope, based on homer s iliad and odyssey. Helen of troy movie 8x10 publicity photo jacques sernas. The music score was by max steiner and the cinematography by harry stradling sr. This film is wellscripted its based on homer and neither substracts nor adds to his basic plot except for the.

Biography of helen of troy, cause of the trojan war. Helen of troy 1955 bkd350 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Helen of troy 1955 cast and crew menelaus and agamemnon lead their greek hordes against peaceful troy to recapture the kidnapped queen rossana podesta. Main title arrival at summer place from a summer place 9. John erskines 1925 bestselling novel the private life of helen of troy portrayed helen as a sensible, bourgeois heroine, but the 1927 silent film of the same name, directed by alexander korda, transformed helen into a shopaholic fashion maven. Helen of troy original soundtrack recording licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of bsx records. Too much focus on paris and helen, but that is the path this film chose. Menelaus and agamemnon lead their greek hordes against peaceful troy to recapture the kidnapped.

Watch helen of troy online stream full movie directv. Helen of troy 1956 biblical epics, costume dramas and ancient world spectacles were a hollywood fixture since the birth of the feature film. This warner brothers version of helen of troys story directed by robert wise decided to forgo the complication of gods and goddesses and focus soley on. Helen of troy, in greek legend, the most beautiful woman of greece. Helen of troy dvd for sale critics hated this film and ther were all sorts of production difficulties, but for my money its fabulous. Mysteriously missing from the vaults was the identity of the voice actress chosen for helen herself, although separate researches unconfirmed indicate that joan croydon dubbed rossana podesta. He is echoing the famous lines from christopher marlows play doctor faustus, in which faustus, on seeing a vision of helen of troy, says was this the face that launched a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of ilium. The cast includes actors such as rossana podesta, stanley baker, sir cedric hardwicke, and harry andrews. Helen of troy, from the greek legend celebrated in homers the iliad, followed in 1956. I would like to poll people who have seen both troys trailer and the 1955 film helen of troy about perceived similarities. On kissing helen, paris tells her make me immortal with a kiss. Her suitors came from all parts of greece, and from among them she chose menelaus, agamemnons younger brother. Warnercolor epic film in cinemascope, based on homers iliad and odyssey.

Helen of troy 1955, and by ronni kern and john kent harrison in the tv mini series. Griffith imported the genre to america through the babylon sequences of intolerance 1916, spawning a hollywood staple carried on by cecil b. Prince paris of troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of sparta, meets and falls for queen helen before knowing who she is. Helen of troy by antonio canova 17571822 italy italian helen of troy, also known as helen of sparta, the most beautiful woman in the world. The film is placed in the early classical period rather than the correct late bronze age. In homers iliad they were mighty heroes, just like trojans, so the conflict between.

It is based on the homeric epics iliad and odyssey. Helen of troy is a character in homers classic epic poem, the iliad, written in the 8th century about the trojan war, imagined by the greeks to have occurred about 500 years earlier. Helen of troy is the name of two films and one television miniseries. Helen of troy is a film programme that first aired in 1955 and has been classified a pg certificate. There have been many fine poems, plays and novels written on troy themes. Brigitte bardot is a french dancer, model and actress who became an international icon in the 1950s and 1960s with films like and god created woman and contempt. Helen of troy 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aug 22, 2019 brigitte bardot is a french dancer, model and actress who became an international icon in the 1950s and 1960s with films like and god created woman and contempt. Made on a relatively low budget, helen of troy was released at a time when interest in the subject was high due to the soontobereleased troy. This blog will take a look at some of the more wellknown film portrayals of helen. Helen of troy 1956 michael ds region 4 dvd info page. Married to king menelaus of sparta, abducted by prince paris of troy, goddess aphrodite promised her to him in the judgement of paris.

Helen is willingly abducted by paris and spirited off to troy, thereby sparking a long and bloody war, which culminates with the legendary trojan horse. Her story is one of the most dramatic love stories of all time and is said to be one of the main reasons for a 10year war between the greeks and trojans, known. Helen of troy on dvd 085392462827 from warner bros directed by robert wise. The short film excerpt shown is from the first feature film with synchronised sound, don juan 1926, and features part of the duel between john barrymore and montagu love.

It was directed by robert wise, from a screenplay by hugh gray and john twist, adapted by hugh gray and n. Helen of troy thread the previous troy discussion in movie talk seemed to centre around mr. Helen of troy 1955 menelaus and agamemnon lead their greek hordes against peaceful troy to recapture the kidnapped queen rossana podesta. The film was directed by alexander korda and starred maria corda as helen, lewis stone as menelaus, and ricardo cortez as paris.

Homers iliad surges to the screen in helen of troy, from the 50s heyday of bigscreen spectaculars. Helen of troy thread now with pics the previous troy discussion in movie talk seemed to centre around mr. The very first movie about troy was a silent film from italy. The private life of helen of troy is a 1927 american silent film about helen of troy based on the 1925 novel of the same name by john erskine, and adapted to screen by gerald duffy. That is a pretty shallow approach to movie criticism. Helen of troy 1956 starring rossana podesta this warner brothers version of helen of troys story directed by robert wise decided to forgo the complication of gods and goddesses and focus soley on the human interactions.

Many of the more spectacular moments still make considerable impression, as the scene of the first assault against walls of troy, the entry of trojan horse to the city. Helen of troy the retelling of the homeric legend, filmed in its entirety in italy, makes lavish use of the cinemascope screen. May 15, 2019 helen of troy is a character in homers classic epic poem, the iliad, written in the 8th century about the trojan war, imagined by the greeks to have occurred about 500 years earlier. Torin thatcher costars as warrior leader ulysses, while sir cedric hardwicke plays priam, the pacifistic king of troy who is overwhelmed by circumstances beyond his control. Harry andrews nearly lost his part in this film because his previous film, the man who loved redheads 1955. The face that launched all those ships is played by the comparatively unknown rosanna podesta, surrounded by a distinguished cast and thousands of real extras, not pixels.

Finally, i will address the question whether homers. Minor planet 101 helena discovered by james craig watson in 1868, is named after helen of troy. Helen of troy movie love the cast with some of britains finest character actors stanley baker, torin thatcher, cedric hardwick. Tfh is the premier showcase for a breathtakingly eclectic assortment of trailers from classic era films both in their original form and punctuated. Helen of troy retells the story of paris, prince of troy, and helen, queen of sparta, and the love that launched the trojan war as a grand tragedy of devotion and greed, without the gods of homers tale interfering in human affairs. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. I would like to poll people who have seen both troy s trailer and the 1955 film helen of troy about perceived. Helen frankenthaler trojan gates 1955 not on view frankenthaler described this painting as part of a series involved in inner amorphous worlds or depths exploding on the surface and in perspective, and held at points by local blocks of paint. It was directed by manfred noa and featured many actors who never made it big in the film industry. Helen later fled to troy with paris, son of the trojan king priam, an act that ultimately led to the trojan war. Helen of troy the hidden secret of troy documentary films. Very loosely based on homers iliad, and released on dvd no doubt to coincide with the new version of this tale in theatres.

It stars sienna guillory as helen, matthew marsden as paris, rufus sewell as agamemnon, james callis as menelaus, john rhysdavies as priam, maryam dabo as hecuba, as. The music score was by max steiner and the cinematography by harry stradling sr the film stars rossana podesta, stanley baker, sir cedric hardwicke and jacques. This movies shortcoming is portraying all greeks as villains. Brothers 1955 and the usa networks 2003 tv miniseries helen of troy cf. Audiences thrilled to the scene of paris and helen being pulled by nymphs across the sea in a huge scallop shell. May 22, 2012 the face that launched all those ships is played by the comparatively unknown rosanna podesta, surrounded by a distinguished cast and thousands of real extras, not pixels. Made in 1956 this is an old film and it certainly aged, but after watching it recently i still enjoyed it and it is definitely better than the disastrous troy with brad pitt. Staring sir cedric hardwicke, nora swineburne, jack sernas and robert douglas. Helen of troy 2003, 3 stars, film troy 2004, 3 stars, film tags. In a similar manner, i will also consider the treatments of helen by robert wise, in the movie. The rather dated 1955 film is described on the internet movie data. Helen of troy is a 2003 britishamerican television miniseries based upon homers story of the trojan war, as recounted in the epic poem, iliad. April 27th, 2004 not yet rated 1 hr 58 min plot summary. This could be the night and until they sail both 1957 starred jean simmons in a comedy and a drama, respectively.