Troy [videorecording] Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Radiant production ; in association with Plan B ; screenplay by David Benioff ; produced by Wolfgang Petersen, Diana Rathbun, Colin Wilson ; directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
Title and credits from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Based on the poem "Iliad" by Homer. Dual layer. Special features include "In the thick of the battle" featurette, "From ruins to reality" featurette, "Troy: an effects odyssey" featurette, "Gallery of the gods: 3-D animated guide to Greek myths, theatrical trailer. Brian Cox, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Diane Kruger, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Peter O'Toole.
Contents:
Disc 1. [Feature film] -- disc 2. Special features.
Summary:
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus, the result is an epic war. The Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior embodies the hopes of the people of his city.
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