Troy (film)

2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Troy

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Wolfgang Petersen
Screenplay by| David Benioff
Based on|

Iliad

* Homer
* Posthomerica
* by Quintus Smyrnaeus

Produced by|

* Wolfgang Petersen
* Diana Rathbun
* Colin Wilson

Starring|

* Brad Pitt
* Eric Bana
* Orlando Bloom
* Diane Kruger
* Brian Cox
* Sean Bean
* Brendan Gleeson
* Peter O'Toole

Cinematography| Roger Pratt
Edited by| Peter Honess
Music by| James Horner

Production
companies

* Warner Bros. Pictures
* Radiant Productions
* Plan B Entertainment
* Helena Productions
* Latina Pictures
* Nimar Studios

Distributed by| Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

* May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13) (Cannes)
* May 14, 2004 (2004-05-14) (United States)

Running time

| 163 minutes (theatrical)
196 minutes (director's cut)
Countries|

* United States
* United Kingdom
* Australia
* Malta
* Greece

Language| English
Budget| $175–185 million[1][2]
Box office| $497.4 million[1]

Troy is a 2004 epic historical action film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff. Produced by units in Malta, Mexico and Britain's Shepperton Studios, the film features an ensemble cast led by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Peter O'Toole, Julie Christie, Sean Bean, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Saffron Burrows and Orlando Bloom. It is loosely based[3] on Homer's Iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decade-long Trojan War—condensed into little more than a couple of weeks, rather than just the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year. 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 sack of Troy) is not taken from the Iliad, but rather from Quintus Smyrnaeus's Posthomerica, as the Iliad concludes with Hector's death and funeral.

Troy made over $497 million worldwide, making it the 60th highest-grossing film at the time of its release. However, it received mixed reviews, with critics praising its entertainment value and the performances of Pitt and Bana[4][5][6] while criticizing its story, which was deemed unfaithful to the Iliad.[7][8] It received a nomination for Best Costume Design at the 77th Academy Awards and was the eighth highest-grossing film of 2004.[9]

## Plot

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In 1184 BC, King Agamemnon unites the Greek kingdoms. Achilles, a heroic warrior, fights for Agamemnon but despises his tyrannical rule. Meanwhile, Prince Hector of Troy and his brother Paris negotiate a peace treaty with Menelaus, King of Sparta. Paris begins an affair with Menelaus' wife, Queen Helen, and he smuggles her aboard his home-bound vessel. Angered, Menelaus meets Agamemnon, his elder brother, and asks him to help take Troy. Agamemnon agrees, as conquering Troy would give him control of the Aegean Sea. Agamemnon sends Odysseus, King of Ithaca, to persuade Achilles to join them. Conflicted, Achilles seeks guidance from his mother, Thetis, who tells him that if he remains in Larissa, he will live a peaceful but forgotten life, while going to Troy will bring him eternal glory. Inspired by her words and the promise of lasting fame, Achilles chooses to join the war.

In Troy, King Priam welcomes Helen when Hector and Paris return home, and decides to prepare for war. The Greeks eventually invade and take the Trojan beach, thanks largely to Achilles and his Myrmidons. Achilles has the temple of Apollo sacked, and claims Briseis — a priestess and the cousin of Paris and Hector — as a prisoner. He is angered when Agamemnon spitefully takes her from him, and decides that he will not aid Agamemnon in the siege.

The Trojan and Greek armies meet outside of Troy. During a parlay, Paris offers to personally duel Menelaus in exchange for Helen and the city being spared. Agamemnon, intending to take the city regardless, accepts. Menelaus wounds Paris and almost kills him, but is himself killed by Hector, violating the duel. In the ensuing battle, Hector kills Ajax and many Greek soldiers die due to Hector's skillful leadership of the Trojan army which forces Agamemnon's army to retreat. He gives Briseis to the Greek soldiers for their amusement, but Achilles saves her and they begin to bond. Later that night, Briseis sneaks into Achilles' quarters to kill him; instead, she falls for him and they become lovers. Achilles then resolves to leave Troy, much to the dismay of Patroclus, his cousin and protégé.

Despite Hector's objections, Priam orders him to attack the Greeks. In battle, Hector duels a warrior he believes to be Achilles and cuts his throat, but then takes his helmet off and sees it was Patroclus. Distraught, Hector finishes off Patroclus in a coup de grâce, and both armies agree to stop fighting for the day. Achilles is informed of his cousin's death and vows revenge. Wary of Achilles, Hector shows his wife Andromache a secret tunnel beneath Troy. Should he die and the city fall, he instructs her to take their child and any survivors out of the city to Mount Ida.

The next day, Achilles arrives outside Troy and challenges Hector. The two duel until Hector is killed, and Achilles drags his corpse back to the Trojan beach. Priam sneaks into the camp and implores Achilles to return Hector's body for a proper funeral. Ashamed of his actions, Achilles agrees and allows Briseis to return to Troy with Priam, promising a twelve day truce so that Hector's funeral rites may be held in peace. He also orders his men to return home without him.

Agamemnon declares that he will take Troy regardless of the cost. Concerned, Odysseus concocts a plan to infiltrate the city: he has the Greeks build a Trojan Horse as a peace offering and abandon the Trojan beach, hiding their ships in a nearby cove. Priam orders the horse be brought into the city. That night, Greeks hiding inside the horse emerge and open the city gates for the Greek army, commencing the Sack of Troy.

The soldiers of Troy attempt to defend the city but they are overwhelmed and massacred while most of the population is killed or taken as slaves. As the lower city is being sacked Andromache and Helen guide the Trojans to safety through the tunnel, Paris gives the Sword of Troy to Aeneas, instructing him to protect the Trojans and find them a new home. As the Greek army penetrates the palace walls, Glaucus leads the remaining Trojan soldiers in a valiant defense of the palace. Trojans kill many Greeks, but are ultimately overwhelmed and killed. Agamemnon enters Troy's throne room, kills Priam and captures Briseis, who then kills Agamemnon. Achilles fights his way through the city and reunites with Briseis. Paris, seeking to avenge his brother, shoots an arrow through Achilles' heel and then several into his body. Achilles bids farewell to Briseis, and watches her flee with Paris before dying.

In the aftermath, Troy is finally taken by the Greeks and a funeral is held for Achilles, where Odysseus personally cremates his body.

## Cast

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* Brad Pitt as Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior and leader of the Myrmidons; lover of Briseis.
* Eric Bana as Hector, Crown Prince of Troy, commander of the Trojan army and Paris's older brother.
* Orlando Bloom as Paris, Prince of Troy, Helen's lover and Hector's younger brother.
* Diane Kruger as Helen, former Queen of Sparta who became a Princess of Troy, Paris's lover.
* Brian Cox as Agamemnon, King of the United Greek City-States.
* Sean Bean as Odysseus, King of Ithaca.
* Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus, King of Sparta and younger brother of Agamemnon.
* Rose Byrne as Briseis, Princess of Troy, Priestess of the Trojan Temple of Apollo and Hector and Paris' cousin.
* Peter O'Toole as Priam, King of Troy and Hector and Paris's father.
* Garrett Hedlund as Patroclus, Achilles's cousin.
* Saffron Burrows as Andromache, Hector's wife and Crown Princess of Troy.
* Julie Christie as Thetis, Achilles's mother.
* John Shrapnel as Nestor, Agamemnon's advisor.
* Nigel Terry as Archeptolemus, the Trojan high priest.
* James Cosmo as Glaucus, second-in-command of the Trojan armies.
* Julian Glover as Triopas, King of Thessaly.
* Vincent Regan as Eudorus, Achilles's second-in-command of the Myrmidons.
* Trevor Eve as Velior.
* Tyler Mane as Ajax.
* Nathan Jones as Boagrius, Triopas' champion.

## Production

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The city of Troy was built on the Mediterranean island of Malta at Fort Ricasoli from April to June 2003.[10] Filming was initially slated to start in Morocco, but the producers were forced to relocate to Mexico after the Iraq War started.[11] 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.[12] Film production was disrupted for a period after Hurricane Marty affected filming areas.[13][14] Pitt also suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon during filming which caused the production to delay for several weeks.[15][16]

Terry Gilliam turned down the offer to direct the film, as he "did not understand how you can make a film based on the poem the Iliad without the participation of the Greek gods".[17] Christopher Nolan was then offered to direct the film but turned it down and chose to direct Batman Begins instead. Wolfgang Petersen was hired afterwards.[18][19]

The role of Briseis was initially offered to Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, but she turned it down because she was not comfortable doing the lovemaking scenes that were included. Keira Knightley also auditioned, but the role eventually went to Rose Byrne.[20][21][22] The studio was initially interested in Nicole Kidman for the role of Helen, which eventually went to Diane Kruger.[23]

## Music

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Main article: Troy: Music from the Motion Picture

Composer Gabriel Yared originally worked on the score for Troy for over a year, having been hired by the director, Wolfgang Petersen. Tanja Carovska provided vocals on various portions of the music, as she later would on composer James Horner's version of the soundtrack. However, the reactions at test screenings which used an incomplete version of the score were negative, and in less than a day Yared was off the project without a chance to fix or change his music.[24] James Horner composed a replacement score in about four weeks. He used Carovska's vocals again and also included traditional Eastern Mediterranean music and brass instruments. Horner also collaborated with American singer-songwriter Josh Groban and lyricist Cynthia Weil to write an original song for the film's end credits. The product of this collaboration, "Remember Me", was performed by Groban with additional vocals by Carovska.

The soundtrack for the film was released on May 11, 2004, through Reprise Records.

## Director's cut

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Troy: Director's Cut, also known as the "2007 Version" (according to the end credits), was screened at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2007, and received a limited release in Germany in April 2007. Warner Home Video reportedly spent more than $1 million for the director's cut, which includes "at least 1,000 new cuts" or almost 30 minutes of extra footage (with a new running time of 196 minutes). The DVD was released on September 18, 2007, in the US. The score of the film was changed dramatically, with many of the female vocals being cut. An addition to the music is the use of Danny Elfman's theme for Planet of the Apes during the pivotal fight between Hector and Achilles in front of the Gates of Troy. Josh Groban's song was removed from the end credits as well.

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 love 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, depicting more violence and gore, including much more of Ajax's bloody rampage on the Trojans during the initial attack by the Greek army and his duel with Hector. Perhaps most significant was the sack of Troy, barely present in the theatrical cut, but shown more fully here, depicting the Greek soldiers raping women and massacring the soldiers of Troy. Characters were provided more time to develop, specifically Priam and Odysseus, the latter being given a humorous introduction scene. More emphasis is given to the internal conflict in Troy between the priests, who believe in omens and signs from the gods to determine the outcome of the war, and military commanders, who believe in practical battle strategies to achieve victory, mainly between Trevor Eve and James Cosmo. 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.

There are frequent differences between the Iliad and Troy, most notably relating to the final fates of Paris, Helen, Agamemnon, Achilles and Menelaus. In one of the commentary sequences, the film's writer, David Benioff, said that when it came to deciding whether to follow the Iliad or to do what was best for the film, they always did what seemed best for the film. "I think there are maybe two or three lines in the script that quote Homer," Benioff says. "Any more than that wouldn't have been possible."

## Home media

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Troy was released on DVD and VHS on January 4, 2005.[25] The Director's Cut was released on Blu-ray, HD DVD, and DVD on September 18, 2007.[26][27] The Director's Cut is the only edition of the film available on Blu-ray globally. However, there is a Czech Blu-ray release of the theatrical cut.

## Reception

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### Box office

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Troy grossed $133.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $364 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $497.4 million, making the film one of the highest grossing films of 2004, alongside The Passion of the Christ, Spider-Man 2 and Shrek 2.[1] When the film was completed, total production costs were approximately $185 million, making Troy one of the most expensive films produced at that time. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[28]

The film made $46.9 million in its opening weekend, topping the box office, then $23.9 million in its second weekend falling to second.[1]

### Critical response

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On Rotten Tomatoes, Troy holds an approval rating of 53% based on 229 reviews, with an average rating of 6.00/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "A brawny, entertaining spectacle, but lacking emotional resonance."[29] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[30] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[31]

Roger Ebert rated the film two out of four stars, saying: "Pitt is modern, nuanced, introspective; he brings complexity to a role where it is not required."[4] IGN critics Christopher Monfette and Cindy White praised the director's cut as superior to the early version, evaluating it with eight stars out of ten.[32]

Peter O'Toole, who played Priam, spoke negatively of the film during an appearance at the Savannah Film Festival, stating he walked out of the film fifteen minutes into a screening, and criticized the director, slamming him as "a clown".[33] Years later, Brad Pitt expressed disappointment with the film, saying: "I had to do Troy because [...] I pulled out of another movie and then had to do something for the studio. So I was put in Troy. It wasn't painful, but I realized that the way that movie was being told was not how I wanted it to be. I made my own mistakes in it. What am I trying to say about Troy? I could not get out of the middle of the frame. It was driving me crazy. I'd become spoiled working with David Fincher. It's no slight on Wolfgang Petersen. Das Boot is one of the all-time great films. But somewhere in it, Troy became a commercial kind of thing. Every shot was like, 'Here's the hero!' There was no mystery."[34]

Some have criticized screenwriter David Benioff, who later became one of the creators of the fantasy TV series Game of Thrones, for taking on too much material by covering the complete and lengthy chronology of the Trojan War, but he said he was aware of this challenge. He is quoted addressing this in an article by actor David Goldsmith in the journal Creative Screenwriting: "The script covers the Trojan War in its entirety, whereas Iliad is only one fragment of it. I didn't want to have little titles saying, 'Flash forward nine years.' It would have made it more faithful to the source material, but it wouldn't have been effective for the movie. I always followed the route that I thought was better for the movie; if that meant that I was cheating on Homer then so be it."[35]

## Accolades

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Result

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2005  | Academy Awards | Best Costume Design | Nominated
2008  | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | Best DVD Special Edition Release (Director's Cut: Ultimate Collector's Edition)  | Nominated
2005  | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards  | Top Box Office Films - James Horner | Won
2005  | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Best Foreign Film  | Nominated
2004  | Golden Schmoes Awards  | Biggest Disappointment of the Year  | Nominated
2004  | Golden Schmoes Awards  | Best Action Sequence of the Year (Hector vs Achilles)  | Nominated
2004  | Golden Trailer Awards | Best Music  | Nominated
2004  | Golden Trailer Awards | Summer 2004 Blockbuster (For "Greatest War")  | Nominated
2005  | Harry Awards  | Film Which Most Contributed to the Public Understanding and Appreciation of History  | Nominated
2004  | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in Film/TV - Peter O'Toole | Won
2005  | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Supporting Actor of the Year - Brian Cox | Nominated
2005  | Motion Picture Sound Editors | Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features  | Nominated
2005  | MTV Movie Awards | Best Male Performance - Brad Pitt | Nominated
2005  | MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight - Brad Pitt, Eric Bana | Nominated
2004 | Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Worst Actor - Brad Pitt | Nominated
2004  | Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Most Annoying Fake Accent (Male) - Brad Pitt | Nominated
2004  | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actor: Action - Brad Pitt | Won
2004  | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Action  | Nominated
2004  | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actor: Action - Orlando Bloom | Nominated
2004  | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Fight/Action Sequence  | Nominated
2004  | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Breakout Actor - Garrett Hedlund | Nominated
2005  | Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture  | Nominated
2004  | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song Written for Film ("Remember Me")  | Nominated
2005  | World Stunt Awards | Best Fight  | Nominated
2005  | World Stunt Awards | Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director - Simon Crane | Nominated

## See also

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* Sword-and-sandal
* Epic film
* Greek mythology in popular culture
* List of films based on poems
* List of historical films

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## Further reading

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* Petersen, Daniel (2006). Troja: Embedded im Troianischen Krieg (Troy: Embedded in the Trojan War). HörGut! Verlag. ISBN 3-938230-99-1.
* Winkler, Martin M., ed. (2007). Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-4051-3183-4. OCLC 62172819.
* Proch, Celina; Kleu, Michael (2013-01-01), "Models of Masculinities in Troy: Achilles, Hector and Their Female Partners", Ancient Worlds in Film and Television, Brill, pp. 175–193, doi:10.1163/9789004241923_011, ISBN 978-90-04-24192-3

## External links

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* Troy at Box Office Mojo

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* t
* e

Films directed by Wolfgang Petersen

* Stadt auf Stelzen (1965)
* One or the Other of Us (1974)
* Vier gegen die Bank (1976)
* Reifezeugnis (1977)
* The Consequence (1977)
* Black and White Like Day and Night (1978)
* Das Boot (1981)
* The NeverEnding Story (1984)
* Enemy Mine (1985)
* Shattered (1991)
* In the Line of Fire (1993)
* Outbreak (1995)
* Air Force One (1997)
* The Perfect Storm (2000)
* Troy (2004)
* Poseidon (2006)
* Vier gegen die Bank (2016)

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Works by David Benioff

Novels written|

* The 25th Hour (2001)
* City of Thieves (2008)

Short story collections written|

* When the Nines Roll Over (2004)

Films written|

* 25th Hour (2002)
* Troy (2004)
* Stay (2005)
* The Kite Runner (2007)
* X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
* Brothers (2009)
* Gemini Man (2019)

TV series created|

* Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
* 3 Body Problem (2024)
* Confederate (canceled)

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Homer's Iliad

Characters|

| Achaeans|

* Acamas
* Achilles
* Agamemnon (king of Mycenae)
* Agapenor
* Ajax the Greater (king of Salamis)
* Ajax the Lesser
* Alcimus
* Anticlus
* Antilochus
* Arcesilaus
* Ascalaphus
* Automedon
* Balius and Xanthus
* Bias
* Calchas (prophet)
* Diomedes (king of Argos)
* Elephenor
* Epeius
* Eudoros
* Euryalus
* Eurybates
* Eurydamas
* Eurypylus
* Guneus
* Helen (queen of Sparta)
* Ialmenus
* Idomeneus (king of Crete)
* Iphigenia (princess of Mycenae)
* Leitus
* Leonteus
* Lycomedes
* Machaon
* Medon
* Meges
* Menelaus (king of Sparta)
* Menestheus
* Meriones
* Neoptolemus
* Nestor (king of Pylos)
* Nireus
* Odysseus (king of Ithaca)
* Palamedes
* Patroclus
* Peneleos
* Philoctetes
* Phoenix
* Podalirius
* Podarces
* Polites
* Polypoetes
* Promachus
* Protesilaus
* Prothoenor
* Schedius
* Sinon
* Stentor
* Sthenelus
* Talthybius
* Teucer
* Thersites
* Thoas
* Thrasymedes
* Tlepolemus

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Trojans|

* Aeneas (royal demigod)
* Aesepus
* Agenor
* Alcathous
* Amphimachus
* Anchises
* Andromache
* Antenor (king's brother-in-law)
* Antiphates
* Antiphus
* Archelochus
* Asius
* Asteropaios
* Astyanax
* Atymnius
* Axylus
* Briseis
* Calesius
* Caletor
* Cassandra (princess of Troy)
* Chryseis
* Chryses (priest of Apollo)
* Clytius
* Coön
* Dares Phrygius
* Deiphobus (prince of Troy)
* Dolon
* Epistrophus
* Euphemus
* Euphorbus
* Glaucus
* Gorgythion
* Hector (prince of Troy)
* Hecuba (queen of Troy)
* Helenus
* Hyperenor
* Hypsenor
* Iamenus
* Ilioneus
* Imbrius
* Iphidamas
* Kebriones
* Laocoön
* Lycaon (prince of Troy)
* Melanippus
* Memnon (King of Ethiopia)
* Mentes
* Mydon
* Mygdon of Phrygia
* Othryoneus
* Pandarus
* Panthous
* Paris (prince of Troy)
* Pedasus
* Peirous
* Penthesilea (Queen of the Amazons)
* Phorcys
* Podes
* Polites
* Polydamas
* Polybus
* Polydorus (prince of Troy)
* Polyxena (princess of Troy)
* Priam (king of Troy)
* Pylaemenes
* Pylaeus
* Pyraechmes
* Rhesus of Thrace
* Sarpedon (king of Lycia)
* Scamandrius
* Theano
* Ucalegon

Gods|

* Aphrodite
* Apollo
* Ares
* Artemis
* Athena
* Dionysus
* Eris
* Hades
* Helios
* Hephaestus
* Hera
* Hermes
* Hypnos
* Iris
* Leto
* Poseidon
* Scamander
* Thanatos
* Thetis
* Zeus

Major deities|

* Aphrodite
* Apollo
* Ares
* Artemis
* Athena
* Hades
* Hephaestus
* Hera
* Hermes
* Poseidon
* Zeus

Minor deities|

* Deimos
* Eris
* Iris
* Leto
* Phobos
* Proteus
* Scamander
* Thetis

Sections|

* Catalogue of Ships
* Deception of Zeus
* Judgment of Paris
* Trojan Battle Order
* Trojan Horse
* Named Sections in Homer

Study|

* Dactylic hexameter
* Homeric scholarship
* Homeric Laughter
* Homeric Question
* Chorizontes
* Jørgensen's law
* Historicity of the Iliad
* "The Iliad or the Poem of Force" (1939 essay)
* Interpretation of Achilles' and Patroclus' relationship
* Milawata letter
* Parallels between Virgil's Aeneid and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
* Rediscovering Homer

Manuscripts|

* Ambrosian Iliad
* Codex Nitriensis
* Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 20
* Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 21
* Uncial 098
* Venetus A
* Venetus B

Alternate versions|

* Ilias Latina (60-70 CE)
* Dictys Cretensis Ephemeridos belli Trojani (c. 4th century)
* Daretis Phrygii de excidio Trojae historia (5th century)
* Hermoniakos' Iliad (14th century)
* Men in Aida (1983)

Translation|

* English translations of Homer
* "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer"
* On Translating Homer

Literature|

| Verse|

* Aeneid (19 BCE)
* Priapea 68 (c. 100)
* Roman de Troie (1155)
* De bello Troiano (1183)
* Troilus and Criseyde (c. 1380s)
* The Rape of the Lock (1712)
* The Shield of Achilles (1952)
* War Music (1959)
* Omeros (1990)

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Novels|

* The Firebrand (1987)
* Black Ships Before Troy (1993)
* Troy (2000)
* Ilium (2003)
* Ransom (2009)
* The Song of Achilles (2011)
* Starcrossed (2011)
* The Silence of the Girls (2018)

Stage|

* Rhesus (5th century BC play)
* Troilus and Cressida (1602)
* The Trojan War Will Not Take Place (1935)
* The Golden Apple (1954 musical)

Films|

* Helena (1924)
* Helen of Troy (1956)
* The Trojan Horse (1961)
* Troy (2004)

Television|

* The Myth Makers (1965)
* In Search of the Trojan War (1985)
* Helen of Troy (2003 miniseries)
* Troy: Fall of a City (2018 miniseries)

Music|

* King Priam (1961 Tippett opera)
* The Triumph of Steel (1992 album)
* "And Then There Was Silence" (2001 song)

Art|

* Revellers Vase (c. 510 B.C.)
* Statue of Zeus at Olympia (c. 435 B.C.)
* Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus (200-150 B.C. sculptures)
* Tabulae Iliacae (ancient Roman Empire reliefs)
* Achilles and Briseis (1st century painting)
* Thetis Receiving the Weapons of Achilles from Hephaestus (1632 painting)
* Hector (1778 painting)
* Andromache Mourning Hector (1783 painting)
* The Loves of Paris and Helen (1788 painting)
* Jupiter and Thetis (1811 painting)
* The Anger of Achilles (1818 painting)
* The Ambassadors of Agamemnon in the tent of Achilles (1801 painting)
* The Apotheosis of Homer (1827 painting)

Phrases|

* "Achilles' heel"
* "Ever to Excel"
* "Hold your horses"
* "In medias res"
* "Noblesse oblige"

Other|

* Age of Bronze (comics)
* Blood rain
* Heraclitus
* The Iliad Bookshop
* Sortes Homericae
* Warriors: Legends of Troy (video game)
* Weighing of souls
* Where Troy Once Stood

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Films|

* Troy (2004)
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
* The Departed (2006)
* Running with Scissors (2006)
* Year of the Dog (2007)
* A Mighty Heart (2007)
* The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
* The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
* The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
* Kick-Ass (2010)
* Eat Pray Love (2010)
* The Tree of Life (2011)
* Moneyball (2011)
* Killing Them Softly (2012)
* Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
* World War Z (2013)
* 12 Years a Slave (2013)
* Selma (2014)
* True Story (2015)
* The Big Short (2015)
* Moonlight (2016)
* The Lost City of Z (2016)
* Voyage of Time (2016)
* War Machine (2017)
* Okja (2017)
* Brad's Status (2017)
* Beautiful Boy (2018)
* If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
* Vice (2018)
* The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
* Ad Astra (2019)
* The King (2019)
* Irresistible (2020)
* Kajillionaire (2020)
* Minari (2020)
* Father of the Bride (2022)
* Blonde (2022)
* She Said (2022)
* Women Talking (2022)
* Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)
* Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
* Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
* Nickel Boys (2024)
* Wolfs (2024)
* Mickey 17 (2025)
* F1 (2025)
* Hedda (2025)
* H Is for Hawk (TBA)
* Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (TBA)

People|

* Jennifer Aniston (founder)
* Brad Grey (founder)
* Kristin Hahn (founder)
* Brad Pitt (founder)
* Dede Gardner (co-president)
* Jeremy Kleiner (co-president)

Owner|

* Mediawan

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Spain
* Norway
* Israel
* Catalonia

Other|

* IdRef

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