The Trojan Horse (film)
The Trojan Horse (Italian: La guerra di troia) is a 1961 film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and stars Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus.
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| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni |
| Produced by | Giampaolo Bigazzi[1] |
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| Cinematography | Reno Filippini |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita |
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| Distributed by | Colorama [2] |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
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In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Cast
- Steve Reeves as Aeneas
- Juliette Mayniel as Creusa
- John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus
- Edy Vessel as Helen
- Lidia Alfonsi as Cassandra
- Warner Bentivegna as Paris
- Luciana Angiolillo as Andromache
- Arturo Dominici as Achilles
- Mimmo Palmara as Ajax
- Nerio Bernardi as Agamemnon
- Nando Tamberlani as Menelaus
- Carlo Tamberlani as Priam
Production
The battle scenes were shot in Yugoslavia.[4]
Release
The Trojan Horse was released in Italy on 26 October 1961 with a 115-minute running time.[1] It was released in July 1962 in the United States with a 105-minute running time.[1]
See also
- List of historical drama films
- Greek mythology in popular culture
- Sword-and-sandal
Footnotes
- Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 179.
- Della Casa, Steve; Giusti, Marco (2013). "Il Grande Libro di Ercole". Edizione Sabinae. Page 179. ISBN 978-88-98623-051
- Simone Pinchiorri. "Mostra di Venezia 2008: "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- Hughes 2011, p. 51.
References
- Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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