Troy is a 2004 epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen based on Homer's The Iliad. Its cast includes Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, Diane Kruger as Helen, Sean Bean as Odysseus, Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Rose Byrne as Briseis, Garrett Hedlund as Patroclus, Peter O'Toole as Priam, Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus, and Tyler Mane as Ajax. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design. Prince Hector and his young brother Paris negotiate peace between Troy and Sparta. Paris has fallen in love with Helen , the wife of... king Menelaus , and smuggles her back to Troy with him. Infuriated, Menelaus vows revenge. Menelaus approaches his brother Agamemnon , a king who has conquered every army of Greece, and now commands them. Agamemnon, who has wanted to conquer Troy for years , uses this as a justification to invade Troy. General Nestor asks him to take the legendary warrior Achilles , to rally the troops to the cause.
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| Release date: | May 13, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 163 Minutes |
| Producer: | Wolfgang Petersen, Diana Rathbun, Colin Wilson, Brad Pitt |
| Editor: | Peter Honess |
| Music by: | James Horner |
| Cinematography: | Roger Pratt |
| Screenplay by: | David Benioff |
| Estimated budget: | $185,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Iliad |
| Genre: | Action, Adventure |