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The Trojan Women

German title: Die Troerinnen
Francaise title: Les Troyennes
Spain title: Las troyanas
Greek title: Τρωάδες
Russian title: Троянки
Original title: The Trojan Women

Alternative titles:
Die Troerinnen | Troja | Ίδρυμα Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης | Die Trojanerinnen

History drama – USA
Production year: 1970
Movie length: 108 minutes

Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Writer: Michael Cacoyannis, Euripides
Cinematograph: Alfio Contini
Music: Mikis Theodorakis

Movie description:

Hecuba and the other women of Troy rise to find their city in ruins and their cause lost. The city has fallen into Greek hands and it is likely their lot to become slaves of Greek soldiers. A mes-senger approaches to inform them that the lots have been drawn and each woman will be taken to the man who drew for her. Of particular interest is Hecuba’s daughter, Cassandra, who is chosen for the Greek kings bedchamber. She has received word of this news already and is in hiding because she has sworn an oath to the gods that she will live as a virgin. When she is found she has some particularly nasty things to say about treatment at Greek hands.

Hecuba, queen of the Trojans and mother of Hector, one of Troys most fearsome warriors, looks upon the remains of her kingdom. Andromache, widow of the slain Hector and mother of his son Astyanax, must raise her son in the war’s aftermath. Cassandra, Hecuba’s daughter who has been driven insane by the ravages of war, waits to see if king Agamemnon will drive her into concubinage. Helen of Troy waits to see if she will live. But the most awful truth is unknown to them until Talthybius, the messenger of the Greek king, comes to the ruined city and tells them that king Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus have decreed that Hector’s son Astyanax must die – the last of the male royalty of Troy must be executed to ensure the extinction of the line.

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