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Number 2 of 2 in its series by score.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Mihalis KakogiannisDirector
- Edith HamiltonWriter
- Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
- Mihalis KakogiannisScreenplay
Cast
- Katharine HepburnHecuba
- Vanessa RedgraveAndromache
- Geneviève BujoldCassandra
- Irene PapasHelen
- Patrick MageeMenelaus
- Brian BlessedTalthybius
- Alberto SanzAstyanax
- Pauline LettsWoman
- Rosalind ShanksWoman
- Pat BeckettWoman (as Pat Becket)
- Anna BentinckWoman
- Elsie PittasWoman (as Ersie Pittas)
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Themes
trojan warbased on play or musicalancient greeceenslavementconquestgreek tragedy12th century bc