The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

105 mins | Drama | May 1, 1971

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.

The Trojan Women

105 mins | Drama | May 1, 1971

The Trojan Women
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Josef Shaftel Productions
Original title The Trojan Women
Directors Margarita Pardo, Mihalis Kakogiannis
Writers Edith Hamilton, Euripides, Mihalis Kakogiannis

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

Alberto Sanz

as Astyanax

Pauline Letts

as Woman

Rosalind Shanks

as Woman

Pat Beckett

as Woman (as Pat Becket)

Anna Bentinck

as Woman

Elsie Pittas

as Woman (as Ersie Pittas)

Esmeralda Adam García

as Woman (as Esmeralda Adam)

Esperanza Alonso

as Woman

María García Alonso

as Woman (as Maria G. Alonso)

Nilda Álvarez

as Woman (as Nilda Alvarez)

Adela Armengol

as Woman

Victoria Ayllón

as Woman

Gloria Berrocal

as Woman

Elizabeth Billencourt

as Woman (as E. Billencourt)

Maria Borge

as Woman

Margarita Calahorra

as Woman (as M. Calahora)

Elena Castillo

as Woman

Renee Eber

as Woman

Ana María Espejo

as Woman (as Anna M. Espejo)

Katie Ellyson

as Woman

María Jesús Hoyos

as Woman (as Maria J. Hoyos)

Gwen Kocsis

as Woman

Concha Leza

as Woman (as Conchita Leza)

Maureen Mallall

as Woman

Margarita Matta

as Woman

Ivi Mavridi

as Woman

Mirta Miller

as Woman

Livia Mitchell

as Woman

Conchita Morales

as Woman

Emilia Pittas

as Woman

Catherine Rabone

as Woman

Yvette Rees

as Woman

Clara Sanchiz

as Woman

Carmen Segarra

as Woman

Maria Farantouri

as Singer

Dan van Husen

as Soldier (uncredited)

L. Zarrabeitia

as Woman