Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.

Rossana Podestà
as Helen

Jacques Sernas
as Paris

Cedric Hardwicke
as Priam

Stanley Baker
as Achilles

Niall MacGinnis
as Menelaus

Nora Swinburne
as Hecuba

Robert Douglas
as Agamemnon

Torin Thatcher
as Ulysses

Harry Andrews
as Hector

Janette Scott
as Cassandra
John Chard
Robert Wise's often forgotten take on The Iliad story. Now over sixty years old, this almost epic film pales in comparison to other more notable sword and sandal movies. The scale of the film cannot be faulted, hundreds of extras & huge lavish sets are evident, while in Robert Wise the piece is ...