Troy (movie)

Troy
Troy
	Brad Pitt's Horse in Canakkale
Directed by	Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay by	David Benioff
Based on	Iliad; by Homer; Posthomerica; by Quintus Smyrnaeus
Produced by	Wolfgang Petersen; Diana Rathbun; Colin Wilson
Starring	Brad Pitt; Eric Bana; Orlando Bloom; Diane Kruger; Brian Cox; Sean Bean; Brendan Gleeson; Peter O'Toole
Cinematography	Roger Pratt
Edited by	Peter Honess
Music by	James Horner
Production; companies	Warner Bros. Pictures; Radiant Productions; Plan B Entertainment; Helena Productions; Latina Pictures; Nimar Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros Pictures
Release dates	May 13, 2004 (Cannes); May 14, 2004 (United States);
Running time	162 minutes (theatrical); 196 minutes (director's cut)
Countries	United States; United Kingdom; Mexico; Malta
Language	English
Budget	$175–185 million
Box office	$497.4 million

Troy is a 2004 epic historical action movie about the Trojan War. The movie was nominated for an Oscar in 2005.^[2] It stars Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, and Peter O'Toole as King Priam. Diane Kruger is Helen of Sparta. It was directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

Plot

In Sparta, Prince Hector and his young brother Paris want Troy and Sparta to have peace but there is a war. The Greeks come and take control of a beach at Troy. Achilles and the Myrmidons kill many Trojans. Achilles and Hector meet but do not fight. The Trojans have a surprise attack. As the Greeks are close to losing, Achilles comes with the Myrmidons, and joins the fight. Achilles fights Hector and Hector is killed. After Hector's death, the Greeks make a plan to come into Troy using a wooden horse. Trojans think the wooden horse is a gift to the Gods. The Trojans take the horse into the city and celebrate. Greeks come out of the horse at night, opening the doors to the city. This lets the army enter the city and The Trojans are defeated. Paris killed Achilles but died after the war.

References

↑ "Troy (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
↑ "Awards for Troy". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-07-24.

Other websites

[1] "Troy (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 22, 2026.

[2] "Awards for Troy". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-07-24.

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Ancient Greek Military World
Wars	Greco-Persian Wars • Peloponnesian War • Trojan War
Battles	Battle of Artemisium • Battle of Chaeronea • Battle of Corinth • Battle of Leuctra • Battle of Marathon • Battle of Plataea • Battle of Salamis • Battle of Samothrace • Battle of Thermopylae
Men and Military Life	Alcibiades • Alexander the Great • Greek helmets • Greek shield • Homosexuality in the militaries of ancient Greece • Hoplite • Leonidas I • Macedonian phalanx • Milo of Croton • Pericles • Phalanx formation • Sacred Band of Thebes • Themistocles • Thucydides • Trireme
Literature	Herodotus • History of the Peloponnesian War • Homer • Iliad • Pericles' Funeral Oration
Miscellaneous	300 (graphic novel) • The 300 Spartans (movie) • Achilles • Ares (God of War) • Athena (Goddess of War and Military Strategy) • Patroclus • Riace bronzes • Troy (movie) • Winged Victory of Samothrace (sculpture)