Helen of Troy (film)

Helen of Troy
Original film poster
Directed byRobert Wise
Written byHugh Gray
N. Richard Nash
John Twist
StarringRossana Podestà
Jacques Sernas
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Stanley Baker
Niall MacGinnis
Narrated byJack Sernas
CinematographyHarry Stradling
Edited byThomas Reilly
Music byMax Steiner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • 26 January 1956 (1956-01-26) (United States)
Running time
118 minutes (US version)
CountriesUnited States
Italy
France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million[1]
Box office$3.2 million (US rentals)[2]

Helen of Troy is a 1956 epic historical drama film, based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. It was directed by Robert Wise, from a screenplay by Hugh Gray and John Twist, adapted by Hugh Gray and N. Richard Nash. The music score was composed by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr, who shot the film in CinemaScope.

The film stars Rossana Podestà, Stanley Baker, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Jacques Sernas, with Niall MacGinnis, Maxwell Reed, Nora Swinburne, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Harry Andrews, Janette Scott, Ronald Lewis, Eduardo Ciannelli, Esmond Knight and Brigitte Bardot as Andraste, Helen's handmaiden, her first film production shot outside France.[3]

  1. ^ "Movieland Briefs". Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1954. Part III, p. 8. ProQuest 166671038 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Top Grossers of 1956". Variety. January 2, 1957. p. 48. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Helen of Troy". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

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