IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.The women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Pat Beckett
- Woman
- (as Pat Becket)
Elsie Pittas
- Woman
- (as Ersie Pittas)
María García Alonso
- Woman
- (as Maria G. Alonso)
Nilda Álvarez
- Woman
- (as Nilda Alvarez)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Edith Hamilton translation of "The Trojan Women", which is used in this film, premiered on the Broadway stage in 1938. It was immediately acclaimed as being superior to the antiquated Gilbert Murray translation, which was the standard version used then.
- Alternate versionsPortuguese version, "As Troianas", runs 109 minutes, with original soundtrack and Portuguese subtitles, as approved by the Government censorship.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
Featured review
Simply a superb rendition of Euripides
This is a great version of Euripides' Trojan women. They got an all-star cast that truly does justice to the original play. The movie is done very much like the play, but this is quite a positive thing, it doesn't end up being some idiotic Keanu Reaves "Much Ado About Nothing".
Katharine Hepburn gives her all as Hecuba, the Queen of the now destroyed Troy, and all of the other actresses give great renditions. Irene Pappas, the national actress of Greece, did a magnificent job as Helen, the woman who started it all. Brian Blessed played the messenger as only he could, and Vanessa Redgrave and Genevieve Bujold truly capture the pain and anguish of these women as they face their inevitable fate.
The music, too, really did set the atmosphere, I could feel a chill up my spine when they played that otherwise simple melody. The costumes are suitably appropriate, and I'd love to know where they found that ancient-looking wall that is meant to represent Troy, it adds a nice touch.
All in all, this is a movie that you have to see at least once in your life, your outlook on the horrors of war will never be the same.
Katharine Hepburn gives her all as Hecuba, the Queen of the now destroyed Troy, and all of the other actresses give great renditions. Irene Pappas, the national actress of Greece, did a magnificent job as Helen, the woman who started it all. Brian Blessed played the messenger as only he could, and Vanessa Redgrave and Genevieve Bujold truly capture the pain and anguish of these women as they face their inevitable fate.
The music, too, really did set the atmosphere, I could feel a chill up my spine when they played that otherwise simple melody. The costumes are suitably appropriate, and I'd love to know where they found that ancient-looking wall that is meant to represent Troy, it adds a nice touch.
All in all, this is a movie that you have to see at least once in your life, your outlook on the horrors of war will never be the same.
Helpful•262
- How long is The Trojan Women?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Sprache
- Also known as
- Die Trojanerinnen
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $110,428
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
![Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Geneviève Bujold, and Irene Papas in The Trojan Women (1971)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDgyMjgzNWQtNmMwNi00NjE2LWE3MDYtOThlYjBlMzFlZGE1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUxODE0MDY@._V1_QL75_UX90_CR0,2,90,133_.jpg)