Troy (2004)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writers (WGA):

Homer (poem)
David Benioff (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | Romance

Tagline:

For Honor

Plot:

An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.

Plot Keywords:

War Crime | Loss Of Virginity | Ship | Pyre | Greek Myth

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Jan. 20	7:30 PM	FX
Wed. Jan. 21	3:00 PM	FX

Cast

Julian Glover	...	Triopas
Brian Cox	...	Agamemnon
Nathan Jones	...	Boagrius
Adoni Maropis	...	Agamemnon's Officer
Jacob Smith	...	Messenger Boy
Brad Pitt	...	Achilles
John Shrapnel	...	Nestor
Brendan Gleeson	...	Menelaus
Diane Kruger	...	Helen
Eric Bana	...	Hector
Orlando Bloom	...	Paris
Siri Svegler	...	Polydora
Lucie Barat	...	Helen's Handmaiden
Ken Bones	...	Hippasus
Manuel Cauchi	...	Old Spartan Fisherman

Also Known As:

Untitled 'The Illiad' Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic violence and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

163 min | 196 min (director's cut) | Germany:189 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA | Malta | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:14 | Singapore:M18 (director's cut) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (re-rating on appeal) | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 (cut) | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Blue Lagoon, Comino, Malta

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Many German viewers were annoyed when they realized that, in the German dubbed version, the dubbing voice of Brad Pitt was changed from his usual one (Tobias Meister) to the voice of Martin Kessler, who normally dubs Nicolas Cage. This was done on personal request from director Wolfgang Petersen.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the boy goes to find Achilles for him to go fight the enormous warrior from Thessaly he tells him that "the Thessalonian is huge". He should have said "Thessalian". A "Thessalonian" would be someone from Thessaloniki, a city that was not founded until centuries later (4th century BC) by Cassander, who became the king of Greece after Alexander's death. Cassander married Thessalonike, Alexander's sister and named the city after her to honor her.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Odysseus: [voiceover] Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Path to Redemption (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Remember

A tragedy but not a tragedy

I would love to be cynical about the film but in good faith i cannot. When i first found out that Brad Pitt was to take on the role of Achillis i was somewhat weary of the result. But i was not disappointed in the least. Although there were a lot of close-ups of hunky Brad it did no damage to the movie. Achillis was a warrior who became a legend. There is nothing wrong with emphasizing his perfection. However, i cannot but say that Eric Bana, Peter O'Toole and Rose Byrne stole the show. Eric Bana portrayed a character so deep that one cannot but get enthralled in the movie. Peter O'Toole is excellent as a proud and forlorn father and Rose Byrne was magnificent as a woman torn. ALthought the film does not stay true to the actual book, i am not disappointed. This was a great Hollywood attempt at summarizing and hollywoodizing a great historical event. It would have been impossible otherwise. The musical score however, did not find my fancy.. The fight scenes were original, unique and altogether mastered. This tragedy is definitely not a tragedy