Helen of Troy
The Iliad's story of the Trojan War told from the Trojans viewpoint. This epic film from 1956 was directed by Robert Wise. "Arrows rain death. Soldiers clamber up stone walls. Swords clang, fires rage. Yet the waves of combatants storming Troy are repelled. To defeat the undefeatable u...
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| Language: | English French |
| Edition: | Widescreen version. |
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| Summary: | The Iliad's story of the Trojan War told from the Trojans viewpoint. This epic film from 1956 was directed by Robert Wise. "Arrows rain death. Soldiers clamber up stone walls. Swords clang, fires rage. Yet the waves of combatants storming Troy are repelled. To defeat the undefeatable ultimately requires brains more than brawn. So, feigning retreat, the Greeks offer a gift: a mammoth wooden horse secretly housing their fighting men."--Container. |
| Item Description: | Title from title frame. Wide screen. "Presented in a "letterbox" widescreen format preserving the "scope" aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs." Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1956. Based on the Iliad of Homer. Title from container. Special features: soundtrack remastered in dolby digital 5.1; 3 vintage making-of behind the cameras segments (The look of Troy; Interviewing Helen; Sounds of Homeric Troy); original theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. MPAA rating: Not rated. "Canadian Home Video Rating: G."--Container. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Harry Stradling; editor, Thomas Reilly; music, Max Steiner. Directed by Robert Wise ; written by Hugh Gray, John Twist and N. Richard Nash ; cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr. ; music by Max Steiner. |
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| ISBN: | 0790777878 9780790777870 |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Helen of Troy |h [videorecording] / |c Warner Brothers Pictures presents ; screen play by John Twist and Hugh Gray ; adaptation by Hugh Gray and N. Richard Nash ; directed by Robert Wise. |
| 250 | |a Widescreen version. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a [Place of publication not identified] : |b [publisher not identified], |c [2004] | |
| 264 | 2 | |a Burbank, CA : |b Warner Home Video Inc. | |
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| 300 | |a 1 videodisc (121 min.) : |b sound, color ; |c 4 3/4 in. | ||
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| 500 | |a Title from title frame. | ||
| 500 | |a Wide screen. "Presented in a "letterbox" widescreen format preserving the "scope" aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for widescreen TVs." | ||
| 521 | 8 | |a MPAA rating: Not rated. | |
| 546 | |a In English or dubbed French; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. | ||
| 546 | |a Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. | ||
| 511 | 1 | |a Rossana Podesta, Jack Sernas; Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis, Nora Swinburne, Brigitte Bardot, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher. | |
| 508 | |a Director of photography, Harry Stradling; editor, Thomas Reilly; music, Max Steiner. | ||
| 500 | |a Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1956. | ||
| 500 | |a Based on the Iliad of Homer. | ||
| 500 | |a Title from container. | ||
| 500 | |a Special features: soundtrack remastered in dolby digital 5.1; 3 vintage making-of behind the cameras segments (The look of Troy; Interviewing Helen; Sounds of Homeric Troy); original theatrical trailer. | ||
| 508 | |a Directed by Robert Wise ; written by Hugh Gray, John Twist and N. Richard Nash ; cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr. ; music by Max Steiner. | ||
| 520 | |a The Iliad's story of the Trojan War told from the Trojans viewpoint. This epic film from 1956 was directed by Robert Wise. "Arrows rain death. Soldiers clamber up stone walls. Swords clang, fires rage. Yet the waves of combatants storming Troy are repelled. To defeat the undefeatable ultimately requires brains more than brawn. So, feigning retreat, the Greeks offer a gift: a mammoth wooden horse secretly housing their fighting men."--Container. | ||
| 521 | 8 | |a MPAA rating: Not rated. "Canadian Home Video Rating: G."--Container. | |
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Homer |v Film adaptations. |
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Helen, |c of Troy, Queen of Sparta |v Drama. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mythology, Greek |v Drama. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Action and adventure films. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Wise, Robert, |d 1914-2005, |e film director. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Twist, John, |d 1898-1976, |e screenwriter, |e adapter. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Gray, Hugh, |d 1900-1981, |e screenwriter, |e adapter. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Nash, N. Richard, |e screenwriter, |e adapter. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Podestà, Rossana, |d 1934-2013, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Sernas, Jacques, |d 1925-2015, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Hardwicke, Cedric, |d 1893-1964, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Baker, Stanley, |c Sir, |d 1928-1976, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a MacGinnis, Niall, |d 1913-1977, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Swinburne, Nora, |d 1902-2000, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Douglas, Robert, |d 1909-1999, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Thatcher, Torin, |d 1905-1981, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Bardot, Brigitte, |e actor. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Stradling, Harry, |d 1901-1970, |e director of photography. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Steiner, Max, |e composer (expression), |e composer. | |
| 700 | 0 | |i Based on (work): |a Homer. |t Iliad. | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), |e production company. | |
| 710 | 2 | |a Warner Home Video (Firm), |e distributor. | |
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