Troy is a 2004 American epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It is based on Homer’s Iliad, which narrates the story of the 10 year Trojan War. Achilles leads his Myrmidons along with the rest of the Greek army invading the historical city of Troy, defended by Hector’s Trojan army. The end of the film (the sacking of Troy) is not taken from the Iliad as the ending of the Iliad was based on Hector’s death and funeral burial.
Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Peter O’Toole, Rose Byrne, Sean Bean, Brian Cox,
Julie Christie, Saffron Burrows,
