Troilus & Cressida
Genres
Overview
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
190 min
Release Date
1981-11-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
8
Charles Gray
Pandarus
Anton Lesser
Troilus
Tony Steedman
Aeneas
Suzanne Burden
Cressida
Max Harvey
Alexander
Peter Walmsley
Servant to Troilus
Vernon Dobtcheff
Agamemnon
Geoffrey Chater
Nestor
Benjamin Whitrow
Ulysses
Bernard Brown
Menelaus
Anthony Pedley
Ajax
Jack Birkett
Thersites
Kenneth Haigh
Achilles
Simon Cutter
Patrocles
Esmond Knight
Priam
John Shrapnel
Hector
Elayne Sharling
Cassandra
David Firth
Paris
Paul Moriarty
Diomedes
David Kinsey
Servant to Paris
Ann Pennington
Helen
Peter Whitbread
Calchas
Merelina Kendall
Andromache
Tony Portacio
Helenus
Peter J. Cassell
Deiphobus
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