Helen of Troy Director: John Kent Harrison Cast: Sienna Guillory, Matthew Marsden, Rufus Sewell, Stellan Skarsgård
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- DVD Release Date: 08/12/2003
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- Sales Rank: 8,561
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Features
Closed Caption; Helen of Troy: Making the Epic, an exclusive 20-minute featurette
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Side #1 -- Disc 1
1. The Real Story [1:40]
2. Vision of Doom [2:50]
3. The Goddesses' Offer [4:10]
4. An Untamed Child [7:31]
5. Kidnapped [2:09]
6. Theseus' Bride [5:04]
7. Daughter of Zeus [3:26]
8. Journey to Troy [4:53]
9. The Hero of Mount Ida [6:35]
10. Against Prince Hector [3:10]
11. The Prophecy Fulfilled [4:33]
12. Theseus' Last Stand [2:26]
13. Take This Cursed Woman [9:39]
14. Emissary to Sparta [1:53]
15. Proof of My Worth [3:26]
16. The Weight of a Crown [3:10]
17. Hope [5:18]
18. The High King's Desire [3:57]
19. Paris' Woman [6:08]
20. To Satisfy the Goddess [4:29]
Side #2 -- Disc 2
1. A Thousand Ships [3:39]
2. Paris' Case [3:29]
3. That Which Is Sparta's [3:42]
4. Two Questions [2:01]
5. Helen of Troy [1:13]
6. War [9:04]
7. Retreat [2:47]
8. Ten Years [4:50]
9. A Peace Proposal [4:29]
10. Duel [4:25]
11. Friendly Enemies [5:14]
12. Hector's Challenge [7:06]
13. Surrender [7:05]
14. To the Death [3:51]
15. The Agenda's Gift [9:48]
16. The Fall of Troy [4:18]
17. No Trade [1:26]
18. A Mother's Revenge [2:29]
19. The One True Gift [4:50]
20. End Titles [2:01]
Editorial Reviews
"The face that launched a thousand ships" was the centerpiece of this two-part TV miniseries, which invoked affectionate memories of the overblown Cecil B. DeMille epics of years gone by. Set in the 13th century B.C., the series starred Sienna Guillory as Helen, the Olympian-born, dazzlingly beautiful trophy wife of Sparta's King Menelaus (James Callis). Unhappy in her "marriage of state," Helen yearned for the companionship of the gorgeous young man whom she had seen only in a vision: Paris (Matthew Marsden), the Prince of Troy. As luck would have it, Paris managed to "abduct" Helen and spirit her off to his homeland, where she was welcomed by his father, King Priam (John Rhys-Davies), despite the portents of doom from Paris' foresighted sister, Cassandra (Emilia Fox). Meanwhile back in Sparta, King Menelaus, his honor besmirched, declared war on Troy, thus beginning a ten-year conflict that would culminate disastrously in the incident of the Trojan horse. All of which greatly pleased Menelaus' covetous brother, Agamemnon (Rufus Sewell), who cannily exploited the war in order to emerge as King of the Aegean. Far more elaborate than any of the previous cinematic treatments of the Helen legend, this one was also a bit more sensational, with a number of gratuitous but enjoyable nude scenes. Filmed on location in Malta and Greece, Helen of Troy was seen over the USA cable network on April 20 and 21, 2003. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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