| Troy (2004)
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| Front Cover |
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Back Cover |
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| Sean Bean |
Odysseus
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| Orlando Bloom |
Paris of Troy
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| Eric Bana |
Hector of Troy
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| Peter O'Toole |
King Priam
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| Diane Kruger |
Helen of Troy
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| Brad Pitt |
Achilles
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| Brendan Gleeson |
Menelaus
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| Brian Cousins |
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| Julian Glover |
Triopas
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| Brian Cox |
Agamemnon
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| John Shrapnel |
Nestor
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| Nathan Jones |
Boagrius
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| Adoni Maropis |
Agamemnon's Officer
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| Plot |
| There are many reasons to recommend Troy as a good ol' fashioned Hollywood epic, especially if you've never read Homer's The Iliad. Dispensing with Greek gods altogether, this earnestly massive production (budgeted at upwards of $200 million) will surely offend historians and devoted students of the classics (for them, there's the History Channel's Troy). But there's politics aplenty in the grand-scale war that erupts when Trojan prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) makes off with Helen (blandly beautiful German model Diane Kruger), wife of Spartan ruler Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), whose brother, the Greek king Agamemnon (Brian Cox) prods him into enraged retaliation. Greek warrior Achilles (Brad Pitt) brings lethal force to his battles (and there are many of them, mostly impressive), and his Trojan counterpart, Paris's brother Hector (Eric Bana), adds even more buffed-up beefcake to a film so chock-full o' hunks that there's barely room for Peter O'Toole (doing fine work as Trojan king Priam) and even less for Julie Christie, appearing ever-so-briefly as Achilles's melancholy mother. The drama is nearly as arid as the sun-baked locations (Mexico and Malta) that stand in for the Aegean coast, and many critics suggested that Pitt (who valiantly tries to give Achilles some tormented dimension) was simply miscast. But when you consider that Wolfgang Petersen also made The Perfect Storm, there's nothing wrong with enjoying Troy as a semi-guilty pleasure with a touch of ancient class. --Jeff Shannon |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Adventure; War; Romance; Action |
| Director |
Wolfgang Petersen |
| Producer |
Wolfgang Petersen; Diana Rathbun; Winston Azzopardi; Barbara Huber |
| Writer |
David Benedek; Homer; David Benioff |
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| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
163 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/14/2004 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
748 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
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| Edition Details |
| Edition |
Two-Disc Widescreen Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Barcode |
085392841127 |
| Release Date |
1/4/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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In The Thick Of The Battle: Discover how Troy's epic battle sequences were created-from thousands of warrior extras training in the scorching heat of Mexico to fierce, one on one duels to the death.
From Ruins To Reality: Explore how the ruins of ancient Troy were unearthed, and how Troy's production design magicians created their own version of this breathtaking, legendary city.
Troy: An Effects Odyssey: The secrets of Troy's stunning visual effects are revealed.
Gallery Of The Gods: Take a computer generated, 3D tour of Mount Olympus and meet the fabled Gods of Ancient Greece.
Theatrical Trailer
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