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Helen of Troy is a 1956 American-Italian-French epic historical drama film, based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. It was directed by Robert Wise, from a screenplay by Hugh Gray and John Twist, adapted by Hugh Gray and N. Richard Nash. The music score was composed by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr, who shot the film in CinemaScope. The movie has been called "a forgotten Robert Wise epic".
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Certain films benefit a great deal from low expectations, especially when those low expectations coincide with relative obscurity, the passage of time, and inevitable comparisons with more recent productions. One such example can be found in *Helen of Troy*, a 1956 historical epic directed by Robert Wise. Relatively loosely inspired by ancient Greek legends and Homer’s famous epic poem, the *Iliad*, the plot is set…More
