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The Trojan Horse

1961 · 105 min

A colourful, old-fashioned sword-and-sandal spectacle: slow-staged battles, grand sets and a doomed city you watch with mild, nostalgic patience.

Directed by
Giorgio Ferroni
Genres
History, Adventure, War
Starring
Steve Reeves, Juliette Mayniel, John Drew Barrymore
Tagline
The World's Mightiest Man In The Mightiest Spectacle Ever Filmed
Overview
Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Giorgio Ferroni
Genres
History, Adventure, War
Starring
Steve Reeves, Juliette Mayniel, John Drew Barrymore
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    • betrayal
    • fate
    • loyalty
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    history, adventure, war
    Directed by
    Giorgio Ferroni
    Written by
    Federico Zardi, Giorgio Ferroni, Giorgio Stegani, Ugo Liberatore
    Starring
    Steve Reeves, Juliette Mayniel, John Drew Barrymore, Lidia Alfonsi, Edy Vessel, Warner Bentivegna, Luciana Angiolillo, Arturo Dominici
    Music
    Giovanni Fusco
    Cinematography
    Rino Filippini
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    France, Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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