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The Trojan Women

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1971 | 105 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of people who'll be humming afterwards and history and war-film fans. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top. A good follow-up to Henry V or Hamlet. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
The mood
Emotional (bring tissues).
The pace
Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 33K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mihalis Kakogiannis

  • Katharine HepburnHecuba
  • Vanessa RedgraveAndromache
  • Geneviève BujoldCassandra
  • Irene PapasHelen
  • Patrick MageeMenelaus
  • Brian BlessedTalthybius
  • Alberto SanzAstyanax
  • Pauline LettsWoman
  • Rosalind ShanksWoman
  • Pat BeckettWoman (as Pat Becket)