Helen of Troy

Resource Information

The work Helen of Troy represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Helen of Troy

Statement of responsibility

Kurdyla Entertainment, Fuel Entertainment, USA Cable Entertainment ; producer, Ted Kurdyla ; written by Ronni Kern ; directed by John Kent Harrison

Contributor

• Kern, Ronni,
• Callis, James,
• Fuel Entertainment (Firm)
• Lapaine, Daniel, 1971-
• Marsden, Matthew, 1972-
• Ornstein, Michael, (Actor),
• Pei, Edward J.,
• Rhys-Davies, John,
• Sewell, Rufus, 1967-
• Skarsgård, Stellan,
• Kurdyla, Ted,
• Blake, Kathryn, 1998-
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• D'Abo, Maryam,
• USA Cable Entertainment (Firm)
• Fox, Emilia, 1974-
• Goldsmith, Joel,
• Guillory, Sienna, 1975-
• Kurdyla Entertainment (Firm)
• Harrison, John Kent,

Actor

• Callis, James,
• Sewell, Rufus, 1967-
• Rhys-Davies, John,
• Blake, Kathryn, 1998-
• Skarsgård, Stellan,
• Marsden, Matthew, 1972-
• Lapaine, Daniel, 1971-
• Guillory, Sienna, 1975-
• Fox, Emilia, 1974-
• D'Abo, Maryam,

Composer

• Goldsmith, Joel,

Director

• Harrison, John Kent,

Director of photography

• Pei, Edward J.,

Film editor

• Ornstein, Michael, (Actor),

Producer

• Kurdyla, Ted,

Screenwriter

• Kern, Ronni,

Subject

• Paris, (Mythological character) -- Drama
• Priam, King of Troy (Mythological character) -- Drama
• Achilles, (Mythological character) -- Drama
• Trojan War -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videorecording
• Television mini-series
• Action and adventure television programs
• Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Drama
• Cassandra, (Legendary character) -- Drama
• Drama
• Epic television programs
• Fiction television programs
• Greece -- Drama
• Hector (Legendary character) -- Drama
• Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Mythology, Greek -- Drama

Genre

• Epic television programs
• Fiction television programs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Television mini-series
• Action and adventure television programs

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

A re-telling of the classic tale of power and corruption, moved by the passions and desires of towering personalities. Aphrodite promises the most beautiful woman in the world to Paris, Prince of Troy, but alas, Helen is already married to Menelaus King of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon. When she escapes to Troy with Paris, Menelaus rallies the kings of Greece to attack Troy. Also included are the prophecies of Cassandra, the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the duel between Hector and Achilles, and even crafty Odysseus makes an appearance. In a return to grand Hollywood tradition, the battle scenes feature a 'cast of thousands' rather than CGI effects

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Edward J. Pei ; editor, Michael Ornstein ; music, Joel Goldsmith ; production designer, James Allen ; costume designer, Van Broughton Ramsey

Date time place

Originally broadcast on television in 2003

Intended audience

MDA rating: NC16 (War violence) ; MPAA rating: Not rated

Language note

In English with optional subtitles in Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Sienna Guillory (Helen), Matthew Marsden (Paris), John Rhys-Davies (King Priam), Maryam D'Abo (Queen Hecuba), Emilia Fox (Cassandra), James Callis (Menelaus), Katie Blake (Clytemnestra), Daniel Lapaine (Hector), Rufus Sewell (Agamemnon), Stellan Skarsgård (Theseus)

Runtime

177

Target audience

general

Technique

live action