An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 23 nominations total
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Did you know
- GoofsCoins are placed on dead characters' eyes before their bodies are burnt. Ancient Greeks placed a coin in the corpse's mouth, not on the eyes. However, the Trojan War occurred before coined money was invented (in the 7th century BC), so they wouldn't have had coins at all.
- Quotes
Achilles: I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.
- Alternate versionsDirector's Cut runs 196 minutes and features extended and deleted scenes, enhancing plot and character development, as well as featuring more sex and violence.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Troy (2004)
- SoundtracksRemember
Music by James Horner
Lyric by Cynthia Weil
Produced by David Foster
Recorded by Jochem Van Der Saag (uncredited) and Alejandro Rodriguez (uncredited)
Mixed by Humberto Gatica (uncredited)
Performed by Josh Groban with Tanja Tzarovska
Josh Groban appears courtesy of 143 Records/Reprise Records
Featured review
Best fight scene
The sequence between Hector and Achilles is the best choreographed fight scene amongst epic fight movies. Cons for Jaime Abregana Jr.
The harmony of the deathliest attacks of the heroes, usage of the camera plans with minimum keeps the sequence to watch in breathless.
Until the warning of the shocking rise of the back music with the first death injury of Hector, you completely forget to inhale. If you don't care the out of the plan insertions of the castle balcony people (King/father, wife, Helene etc) the whole fight sequence is planned and played very well.
The rest of the cast is good enough with a special note for Peter O'Toole and Brian Cox. Their lines are well delivered and their characters are believable.
The harmony of the deathliest attacks of the heroes, usage of the camera plans with minimum keeps the sequence to watch in breathless.
Until the warning of the shocking rise of the back music with the first death injury of Hector, you completely forget to inhale. If you don't care the out of the plan insertions of the castle balcony people (King/father, wife, Helene etc) the whole fight sequence is planned and played very well.
The rest of the cast is good enough with a special note for Peter O'Toole and Brian Cox. Their lines are well delivered and their characters are believable.
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- Untitled 'The Illiad' Project
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- Budget
- $175,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $133,378,256
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $46,865,412
- May 16, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $497,409,852
- Runtime2 hours 43 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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