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The Trojan Horse (film)

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'The Trojan Horse' is a 1961 film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and stars Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus.

In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.

Cast



* Steve Reeves as Aeneas

* Juliette Mayniel as Creusa

* John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus

* Edy Vessel as Helen

* Lidia Alfonsi as Cassandra

* Warner Bentivegna as Paris

* Luciana Angiolillo as Andromache

* Arturo Dominici as Achilles

* Mimmo Palmara as Ajax

* Nerio Bernardi as Agamemnon

* Nando Tamberlani as Menelaus

* Carlo Tamberlani as Priam

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Production



The battle scenes were shot in Yugoslavia.

Release



'The Trojan Horse' was released in Italy on 26 October 1961 with a 115-minute running time. It was released in July 1962 in the United States with a 105-minute running time.

See also



* List of historical drama films

* Greek mythology in popular culture

* Sword-and-sandal

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