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
Anton Lesser
Troilus
Suzanne Burden
Cressida
Charles Gray
Pandarus
Benjamin Whitrow
Ulysses
John Shrapnel
Hector
Tony Steedman
Aeneas
Max Harvey
Alexander
Geoffrey Chater
Nestor
Bernard Brown
Menelaus
Kenneth Haigh
Achilles
Jack Birkett
Thersites
Vernon Dobtcheff
Agamemnon
Peter Walmsley
Servant to Troilus
Simon Cutter
Patrocles
Esmond Knight
Priam
Anthony Pedley
Ajax
Elayne Sharling
Cassandra
Paul Moriarty
Diomedes
Ann Pennington
Helen
Peter Whitbread
Calchas
David Kinsey
Servant to Paris
Merelina Kendall
Andromache
Cornelius Garrett
Margarelon
Tony Portacio
Helenus
Peter J. Cassell
Deiphobus
Harry Fielder
Fighting Man
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