Troy is a 2004 epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen. 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 Greater Ajax. It received an Oscar nomination for its costume design.
Production
Major sets for the city of Troy were built in the Mediterranean island of Malta at Fort Ricasoli from April to
June 2003. Other important scenes were shot in Mellieħa, a small town in the north of Malta, and on the small island of Comino. The outer walls of Troy were built and filmed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
When the film was completed, total production costs were approximately $175,000,000. This makes Troy one of the most expensive films made in modern cinema.
Troy screenings have earned $133 million (US$133,378,256) in the United States.
Troy made more than 73% of its revenues outside of the U.S. Eventually, Troy made over US$497 million dollars worldwide.
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Unadjusted for inflation, Troy is number 22 on the all time list of most expensive films and, when adjusted for inflation, it is number 13. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Director's cut
Various shots were recut and extended. For instance, the love scene between Helen and Paris was reframed to include more nudity of Diane Kruger. The sex scene between Achilles and Briseis is also extended. Only one scene was removed: the scene where Helen tends to the wound of Paris is taken out. The battle scenes were also extended, showing much more of Ajax's bloody rampage on the Trojans during the initial attack by the Greek
Army. Perhaps most significantly was the sacking of Troy, barely present in the theatrical cut, but shown fully here. Characters were given more time to develop, specifically Priam and Odysseus, the latter being given a humorous introduction scene. Lastly, bookend scenes were added: the beginning being a soldier's dog finding its dead master, and the end including a sequence where the few surviving Trojans escape to Mount Ida. In one of the commentary sequences one of the film editors said that when it came to deciding whether to follow Iliad , or do what was best for the film they always decided with what was best for the film.
Plot
In Sparta, Prince Hector (Eric Bana) and his young brother Paris (Orlando Bloom) negotiate peace between
Troy and Sparta. Paris has fallen in love with Helen (Diane Kruger), Menelaus' (Brendan Gleeson) wife. He smuggles her back to Troy with him. Infuriated, Menelaus vows revenge. Meanwhile, Agamemnon (Menelaus' brother), who had for years harbored plans for conquering Troy (which would give him control of the Aegean
Sea), uses this as a justification to invade Troy. General Nestor (John Shrapnel) asks him to take Achilles, to rally troops to the cause.
Odysseus (Sean Bean) visits Phtia to persuade Achilles and his Myrmidons to fight, and finds him training with
Patroclus (Garrett Hedlund), his cousin. Odysseus says the fleet will be sailing in three days, and that this war will never be forgotten. Achilles consults his mother, Thetis (Julie Christie), and she tells him that should he stay, he will find peace, love, and a long life, but his name will be forgotten. Should he go, he will find everlasting glory, but is destined to die in battle. Achilles decides to go.
The Greeks land at Troy and take control of the beach, landing their ships. Achilles and the Myrmidons kill many Trojans and desecrate the temple of Apollo. Achilles and Hector meet but do not fight, with Hector outnumbered but allowed to leave. Briseis (Rose Byrne), a member of the Trojan royal family, is captured and taken as a prize to the Greeks, despite Achilles' claim to her.
Achilles and his Myrmidons do not fight the next day because of Agamemnon's unfair claim to Briseis. With
Greeks surrounding Troy, Paris challenges Menelaus to a duel to settle things. Menelaus agrees, knowing he is the better warrior, while Agamemnon decides he will attack afterwards regardless of the outcome. Paris is easily defeated. Wounded, he crawls back to his brother's feet. Hector intervenes and kills Menelaus.
Agamemnon orders his army to charge, but the Greeks are repelled because their attack is within range of the
Trojan archers. Hector also kills Ajax (Tyler Mane). When Odysseus points out his army will be wiped out unless he stops, Agamemnon reluctantly withdraws.
Agamemnon gives Briseis to his men, but Achilles rescues her, claiming that she is his. He carries her back to his tent and attempts to help her, but she does not trust him. They converse by the fireside and discover their differences in their belief of the gods and their similarities in their stubborn nature. That night, Briseis holds a knife to Achilles while he sleeps but realizes that she loves Achilles and the two have sex. The next day,
Achilles awakens, and orders Eudorus to load the ships, much to Patroclus' indignation. Briseis seems skeptical of his decision and asks him if he could really "leave this all behind", to which he asks if she could "leave
Troy".

The Trojans launch a surprise attack before dawn. As the Greeks seem to be on the verge of defeat, Achilles appears with the Myrmidons and joins the battle, eventually fighting man-to-man against Hector. The
Myrmidons are shocked when Achilles is outmatched by Hector. However, when Hector kneels and pulls
Achilles' helmet off, he finds it is actually Patroclus whom he has mortally wounded, not Achilles. Horrified at causing the death of someone so young, Hector deals Patroclus a killing blow out of mercy. Both armies agree to end fighting for the day, and Odysseus informs Hector of the boy's identity. Achilles, who had slept through the battle, is told by Eudorus of his cousin's death. The Myrmidons had also mistaken Patroclus for Achilles, since he had put on the same armour, and moved with a near identical fighting style: Achilles furiously vows revenge. Later that night, Achilles lights Patroclus's funeral pyre. In Troy, Hector, fearful of a Greek attack taking the city, shows his wife Andromache (Saffron Burrows) a secret tunnel out of the city, telling her to use it if Troy falls, since he doesn't want to see his young son murdered and his wife taken as a Greek slave. He also tells her to try to get as many to safety as she can.
The next day, an enraged Achilles approaches the gates of Troy alone and demands Hector to come out and face him. Hector requests a pact that the loser be given proper funeral rites by the winner, Achilles angrily refuses, saying "There are no pacts between lions and men." The two fight an evenly matched duel at the start, but
Achilles begins to get the advantage as he begins to wear Hector down with his strong blows and quick reactions. In the end Achilles spears Hector in the shoulder and finishes him with a sword to the chest. He then ties the body to the back of his chariot, callously dragging it back to the Greek camp, leaving all the Trojans shocked. That night, King Priam visits the Greek army's camp to retrieve Hector's body. After an emotional talk given to him by Priam (Peter O'Toole), Achilles breaks down into tears and lets Priam take Hector's body back, promising him that no Greek will attack Troy for twelve days in order to give time for the proper funeral games to be performed for the prince, also saying that Hector was the best he'd fought. Achilles lets Priam take Briseis back as well, and gives her the shell necklace Thetis had made for him. He later makes amends with Eudorus
(whom he had beaten and almost killed over the death of Patroclus), and gives him one last order: to take the
Myrmidons home.
During the twelve days while Troy mourns Hector's death, the Greeks plan to enter the city using a hollowedout wooden horse, devised by Odysseus, desperate to stem the slaughter of his own men at the hands of the
Trojans. The Greeks leave the horse at their camp, then depart, hiding their ships in a nearby cove. Paris warns
Priam to destroy the horse; however, Priam, swayed by the claims of his priests the horse is an offering to
Poseidon and a gift, neglects his warning. Assuming victory, the Trojans take the horse into the city and celebrate. A band of Greeks come out of the horse at night, opening the gates to the city, allowing the main army to enter. The unprepared Trojans are overwhelmed. As the city burns, Agamemmnon and Odysseus fight their way with their army to the palace, killing Glaucus and Priam in the onslaught.
While Troy is sacked, Paris sees Aeneas together with Andromache and Helen and many others escaping Troy through the secret passage and hands him the sword of Troy, saying, "As long as it remains in the hands of a
Trojan, our people have a future. Protect them Aeneas; find them a new home."
Achilles searches desperately for Briseis, who is being threatened by Agamemnon. She kills him with a concealed knife, and is saved from his guards by Achilles. While Achilles is helping Briseis to her feet, Paris shoots Achilles in his legendary vulnerable heel, and then several times in the torso. Briseis runs to Achilles, surprising Paris as he finally realizes that his cousin is in love. Achilles urges Briseis to join Paris as they escape the city through the secret passage. Achilles watches the others flee, then dies of his wounds. The soldiers arrive to see the fallen Achilles with only a single arrow through his heel, as he had removed all the others from his chest, fulfilling the myth that Achilles was killed by a single arrow to the heel. Funeral rituals are performed for him in the ruins of Troy the next day. The film ends with a speech from Odysseus; "If they ever tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say I lived in the time of Achilles."
I like this historical film very much, I can watch it from morning till night,all heroes are beautiful and famous.My favourite actor is Brad Pitt,he plays his role very well. At the end of film Achilles understood that the worth of life would not to stay a famous soldier in the history, but to stay a hero in the life.

Maquette Trojan Horse, used in Troy film - a gift from Brad Pitt to the Turkish town Canakkale
Cast
Greeks
 Brad Pitt as Achilles - Son of Peleus and Thetis. Leader of the Myrmidons.
 Diane Kruger as Helen - Queen of Sparta and wife of Menelaus. Lover of Paris.
 Sean Bean as Odysseus - King of Ithaca and friend of Achilles. Considered the wisest
 among the Greeks.
Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus - King of Sparta and husband of Helena. Brother of
Agamemnon.
 Brian Cox as Agamemnon - King of Mycenae. Brother of Menelaus.
 Garrett Hedlund as Patroclus - Cousin and student of Achilles.
 Tyler Mane as Ajax - King of Salamis. Second to Achilles among the Greeks in terms of
 fighting skills.
 John Shrapnel as Nestor - Adviser of Agamemnon.
Vincent Regan as Eudoros - Captain of the Myrmidons.
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Julie Christie as Thetis - Mother of Achilles.
 Ken Bones as Hippasus - Adviser of Menelaus.
Julian Glover as Triopas - King of Thessaly.
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Nathan Jones as Boagrius - Thessalian champion.
 Siri Svegler as Polydora - Spartan entertainer.
Adoni Maropis as Agamemnon's officer.
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Jacob Smith as Messenger boy.
 Retxed Karpintero as Old Spartan fisherman.
Lucie Barat as Helen's handmaiden.
Trojans
 Eric Bana as Hector - Prince of Troy and the best warrior among the Trojans. Eldest son of Priam, brother of Paris and husband of Andromache.
 Orlando Bloom as Paris - Prince of Troy. Youngest son of Priam, brother of Hector and lover of Helen.
 Peter O'Toole as Priam - King of Troy and father of Hector and Paris.
 Rose Byrne as Briseis - Priestess of Apollo and cousin of Hector and Paris. Lover of
Achilles.
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Saffron Burrows as Andromache - Princess of Troy and wife of Hector.
 James Cosmo as Glaucus - Commanding general of the Trojan army.
Nigel Terry as Archeptolemus - Trojan high priest and adviser of Priam.

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Trevor Eve as Velior - Trojan priest.
 Mark Lewis Jones as Tecton - Captain of the Apollonian Guard.
Owain Yeoman as Lysander - Captain of the Trojan army.
 Frankie Fitzgerald as Aeneas - Trojan youth.