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Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

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The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

190 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

07 November 1981

Country

Cast

Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Pandarus

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Troilus

Tony Steedman

Tony Steedman

Aeneas

Suzanne Burden

Suzanne Burden

Cressida

Max Harvey

Max Harvey

Alexander

Peter Walmsley

Peter Walmsley

Servant to Troilus

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Agamemnon

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

Nestor

Benjamin Whitrow

Benjamin Whitrow

Ulysses

Bernard Brown

Bernard Brown

Menelaus

Anthony Pedley

Anthony Pedley

Ajax

Jack Birkett

Jack Birkett

Thersites

Kenneth Haigh

Kenneth Haigh

Achilles

Simon Cutter

Simon Cutter

Patrocles

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

Priam

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Hector

Elayne Sharling

Elayne Sharling

Cassandra

David Firth

David Firth

Paris

Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

Diomedes

David Kinsey

David Kinsey

Servant to Paris

Ann Pennington

Ann Pennington

Helen

Peter Whitbread

Peter Whitbread

Calchas

Merelina Kendall

Merelina Kendall

Andromache

Tony Portacio

Tony Portacio

Helenus

Peter J. Cassell

Peter J. Cassell

Deiphobus

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