Troy

In Bronze Age Greece, King Agamemnon  of Mycenae is in Thessaly, Greece, looking to conquer this last territory not in his fledgling empire. His soldiers prepare to fight the Thessalonian king, Triopas . Triopas agrees to settle the matter through single combat between their best warriors. Achilles (Brad Pitt) easily kills the Thessalonian champion Boagrius (Nathan Jones). Accepting defeat, Triopas presents Achilles with a scepter as a token for his king. But Achilles refuses, saying Agamemnon is not his king.
In Sparta, Prince Hector (Eric Bana) and his young brother Paris  negotiate peace between Troy and Sparta. Paris has fallen in love with Helen , Menelaus' 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  asks him to take Achilles, to rally troops to the cause.
Odysseus  visits Phtia to persuade Achilles and his Myrmidons to fight, and finds him training with Patroclus , 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, 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.

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writers:

Homer
David Benioff

Starring:    
Brad Pitt
Eric Bana
Orlando Bloom

Release Date:

May 2004

Running time

196 minutes

Genres:

 Action,Romance

Plot:

Retelling the Battle of Thermopylae