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Helen of Troy

Robert Wise
USA
Synopsis
Almost 40 years before Wolfgang Petersen's Troy (2004), Wise shot this family drama in Italy that ends with the city being overrun in a wooden horse with genuine extras, sets built in Cinecittà, original Cinemascope and without digital effects. A young Brigitte Bardot appears in the international cast.
Director
Robert Wise
Screenplay
John Twist, Hugh Gray
Photography
Harry Stradling
Edition
Thomas Reilly
Music
Max Steiner
Cast
Rossana Podestà, Jack Sernas, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis
Running Time
114 m.
Country
USA
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