Helen of Troy Movie Review 2003

Since Helen was the face that launched a thousand ships for the Trojan War, she needs to be a looker and, in the person of Guillory, she is. Which is good, since the cable miniseries is fairly ordinary. Helen is married to weak-willed Menelaus (Callis), the King of Sparta but falls crazy in love with Paris (Marsden), a Prince of Troy. The lovers hightail it to Troy, where King Priam (Rhys-Davies) offers protection. Menelaus's brother Agamemnon (a snakey Sewell) leads the Spartans on a 10-year battle to get Helen back. Remember the Trojan Horse is a big deal.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 177 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Greece--Ancient, Mythology, Royalty, Big Battles, Lovers on the Lam

Screenplay

Ronni Kern

Cast

Sienna Guillory, Matthew Marsden, Rufus Sewell, Stellan Skarsgard, John Rhys-Davies, Maryam D'Abo, Emilia Fox, James Callis, James Lapine, Nigel Whitney

Cinematography

Edward Pei

Director

John Kent Harrison

Music

Joel Goldsmith