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The Trojan Women
Synopsis
In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed. Astyanax also becomes the focus of the Greeks' attention as the last male heir of the Trojan royal family.
Original Title
The Trojan Women
Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Katharine Hepburn
Hecuba
Vanessa Redgrave
Andromache
Geneviève Bujold
Cassandra
Irene Papas
Helen
Patrick Magee
Menelaus
Brian Blessed
Talthybius
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Alberto Sanz
Astyanax
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Pauline Letts
Woman
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Rosalind Shanks
Woman
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Pat Beckett
Woman (as Pat Becket)
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Anna Bentinck
Woman
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Elsie Pittas
Woman (as Ersie Pittas)
