The Trojan Women
Mihalis Kakogiannis | Greece
May 1, 1971 | 105m
The strength of mankind has always been its women.
Drama
Overview:
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.
Credits
| Katharine Hepburn | Hecuba |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Andromache |
| Geneviève Bujold | Cassandra |
| Irene Papas | Helen |
| Patrick Magee | Menelaus |
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Keywords
trojan warbased on play or musicalancient greeceenslavementconquestgreek tragedy
