The Trojan Women (1971)
The strength of mankind has always been its women.
105 min
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.
- Release date
- May 1, 1971
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
- Music
- Mikis Theodorakis
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Trailer
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Hecuba
- Vanessa Redgrave as Andromache
- Geneviève Bujold as Cassandra
- Irene Papas as Helen
- Patrick Magee as Menelaus
- Brian Blessed as Talthybius
- Pauline Letts as Woman
- Rosalind Shanks as Woman
- Pat Beckett as Woman
- Anna Bentinck as Woman
- Margarita Calahorra as Woman (as M. Calahora)
- María Jesús Hoyos as Woman (as Maria J. Hoyos)
- Concha Leza as Woman (as Conchita Leza)
- Alberto Sanz as Astyanax
Crew
- Michael Cacoyannis · Director
- Euripides · Writer
- Edith Hamilton · Writer
- Michael Cacoyannis · Writer
- Michael Cacoyannis · Producer
- Anis Nohra · Producer
- Mikis Theodorakis · Composer
- Alfio Contini · Cinematographer
- Michael Cacoyannis · Editor
- Nicholas Georgiadis · Production designer