The Trojan Women (1971)
Drama
Overview
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.
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)