This was a very entertaining movie that focused more on the love affair between Helen and Paris and international intrigues than the battles between Troy and the Greek city-states. There were several deviations from Homer's Iliad such as the placement of Troy on a cliff above the shoreline. In actuality Troy was several
miles inland from the bay on a broad agricultural plain. The battle scenes were very limited, probably to save money, but the Trojan Horse was nothing less than spectacular! One clear element in the film was the unmistakable portrayal as the Trojans being noble and gallant set against the greed, dishonesty, and brutality of the Greeks, especially King Agamemnon. John Rhys-Davies made a great King Priam of Troy. Seeing this film affirms the ancient saying "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts".
miles inland from the bay on a broad agricultural plain. The battle scenes were very limited, probably to save money, but the Trojan Horse was nothing less than spectacular! One clear element in the film was the unmistakable portrayal as the Trojans being noble and gallant set against the greed, dishonesty, and brutality of the Greeks, especially King Agamemnon. John Rhys-Davies made a great King Priam of Troy. Seeing this film affirms the ancient saying "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts".