Troy
Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff. Produced by units in Malta, Mexico and Britain's Shepperton Studios, the film features an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom. It is loosely based on Homer's Iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decade-long Trojan War—condensed into little more than a couple of weeks, rather than just the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year. Achilles leads his Myrmidons along with the rest of the Greek army invading the historical city of Troy, defended by Hector's Trojan army. The end of the film (the sack of Troy) is not taken from the Iliad, but rather from Quintus Smyrnaeus's Posthomerica as the Iliad concludes with Hector's death and funeral.
Plot
A battle between the Greek armies of King Agamemnon of Mycenae and King Triopas of Thessaly is quickly averted when the great warrior Achilles, fighting for Agamemnon, defeats Boagrius, Triopas' champion, in single combat after Achilles was initially absent from the battle. Thessaly joins Agamemnon's loose alliance of all the Greek kingdoms.
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| author | David Benioff |
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| contentLocation | Ancient Greece |
| director | Wolfgang Petersen |
| editor | Peter Honess |
| genre | action adventure drama historical |
| keywords | a new home achilles achilles' heel aegean sea aeneas agamemnon ajax ajax the great andromache apollo briseis cove fight gigantic wooden horse great war greek army greek soldiers hector helen helen of troy hide ithaca kill learn menelaus mount ida mycenae myrmidon new home odysseus paris patroclus peace offering peace treaty priam return home rome sack of troy sleep sparta strike survive thessaly thetis triopas trojan horse troy young boy |
| musicBy | James Horner |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design |
| producer | Colin Wilson Diana Rathbun Wolfgang Petersen |
| productionCompany | Helena Productions Latina Pictures Nimar Studios Plan B Entertainment Radiant Productions Warner Bros. Pictures |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Malta Mexico Morocco |
| theme | action drama death epic romantic drama war |