Troy (2004)

Actors: Julie Christie (actress), Brad Pitt (actor), Rose Byrne (actress), John Shrapnel (actor), Orlando Bloom (actor), Saffron Burrows (actress), Peter O'Toole (actor), Sean Bean (actor), Eric Bana (actor), Brian Cox (actor), Brendan Gleeson (actor), Julian Glover (actor), James Cosmo (actor), Wolfgang Petersen (producer), Diane Kruger (actress),

Plot: It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband, Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans. But they come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The whole movie shows their battle struggles and the foreshadowing of fate in this remake by Wolfgang Petersen of Homer's "The Iliad."

Keywords: achilles'-heel, achilles-tendon, achilles-tendon-cut, adulterous-wife, adultery, aegean-sea, ancient-civilization, ancient-greece, ancient-troy, ancient-world
Genres: Adventure, Drama,
Taglines: For Honor For Victory For Love For Destiny For Passion For Troy

Quotes:

Agamemnon: Peace is for women and the weak.

Andromache: [to Hector] I can't imagine life without you.

Priam: I've fought many wars in my time. Some I've fought for land, some for power, some for glory. I suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest.

Glaucus: [the Appolonians are making their last stand] Soldiers of Troy! You men are warriors! To lead you has been my honor! [to Paris] My prince! The boatman waits for us! I say, we make him wait a little longer!::[Trojans attack as the Greeks break down the last barricade]

Agamemnon: I see you're not hiding behind your high walls. Valiant of you. Ill-advised, but valiant.::Hector: You come here uninvited. Go back to your ships and go home.::Agamemnon: We've come too far, Prince Hector.::Menelaus: Prince? What prince? What son of a king would accept a man's hospitality, eat his food, drink his wine, embrace him in friendship, and then steal his wife in the middle of the night?::Paris: The sun was shining when your wife left you.::Menelaus: She's up there, watching, isn't she? Good. I want her to watch you die.::Agamemnon: Not yet, brother. Look around you, Hector. I brought all the warriors of Greece to your shores.::Nestor: You can still save Troy, young prince.::Agamemnon: I have two wishes. If you grant them, no more of your people need die. First, you must give Helen back to my brother. Second, Troy must submit to my command, to fight for me whenever I call.::Hector: You want me to look upon your army and tremble? Well I see them. I see 50,000 men brought here to fight for one man's greed.::Agamemnon: Careful boy, my mercy has limits.::Hector: And I've seen the limits of your mercy and I tell you now, no son of Troy will ever submit to a foreign ruler.::Agamemnon: Then every son of Troy shall die.

[Paris cowardly bows out of a duel with Menelaus, leaving everyone aghast, especially Menelaus]::Menelaus: [shouts to Helen] Is this what you left me for?

[Eyes closed, Briseis has blade against his throat]::Achilles: Do it. [Briseis doesn't do anything, but only stares at him. Achilles opens his eyes] Do it. Nothing is easier.::Briseis: Aren't you afraid?::Achilles: Everyone dies, whether today or fifty years from now.::Briseis: If I don't, you'll kill more men.::Achilles: Many.

Odysseus: [Achilles throws his spear into a nearby tree] Your reputation for hospitality is fast becoming legend.

Agamemnon: [approaches king] Good day for the crows.::Triopas: Remove your army from my land.::Agamemnon: Why, I like your land, I think we'll stay. I like your soldiers too.::Triopas: They won't fight for you.::Agamemnon: That's what the Messenians said, and the Acardians, and the Opeians, now they all fight for me.::Triopas: You can't have the whole world, Agamemnon. It's too big, even for you.::Agamemnon: I don't want to watch another massacre. Let's settle this war in the old manner. Your best fighter against my best.::Triopas: And if my man wins?::Agamemnon: We'll leave Thessaly for good.::Triopas: Boagrius!::[cheers from Thessalian army. Boagrius comes out from the centre of the army]::Agamemnon: Achilles!::[silence]::Triopas: Boagrius has this effect on many heroes.::Agamemnon: Be careful who you insult, old king.::Greek Soldier: My king, Achilles is not with the army.::Agamemnon: Where is he?::Greek Soldier: I sent a boy to look for him.

Achilles: If I hurt you, it's not what I wanted

Ich log die Wahrheit (1971)

Actors: Klausjürgen Wussow (actor), Ludwig Cremer (director), Lotte Ledl (actress), Bruno Hübner (actor), Walter Kohut (actor), Martin Lüttge (actor), Michael Toost (actor), Evelyn Gressmann (actress), Frank Hoffmann (actor), Kurt Ehrhardt (actor), Inken Sommer (actress), Harald Zusanek (writer), Walter Hortig (actor), Fritz Sattler (actor),

Genres: Drama,

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Actors: Tim Turner (actor), Honor Blackman (actress), Phyllis Crocker (miscellaneous crew), Ray Harryhausen (producer), Don Chaffey (director), John Crawford (actor), Bernard Herrmann (composer), Patrick Troughton (actor), Ennio Antonelli (actor), Niall MacGinnis (actor), Laurence Naismith (actor), Ferdinando Poggi (miscellaneous crew), Ferdinando Poggi (actor), Nigel Green (actor), Douglas Wilmer (actor),

Plot: Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the Golden Fleece. Jason follows his advice and assembles a sailing crew of the finest men in Greece, including Hercules. They are under the protection of Hera, queen of the gods. Their voyage is replete with battles against harpies, a giant bronze Talos, a hydra, and an animated skeleton army, all brought to life by the special effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen.

Keywords: amulet, ancient-greece, animate-skeleton, animate-statue, antiquity, archery, argonaut, athletic-competition, based-on-greek-myth, battle
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy,
Taglines: Greatest Odyssey Of The Ages - for the first time on the screen The epic story that was destined to stand as a colossus of adventure!

Quotes:

Zeus: For the moment, let them enjoy a calm sea, a fresh breeze and each other. The girl is pretty and I am always sentimental. But for Jason, there are other adventures. I have not finished with Jason. Let us continue the game another day.

Zeus: If I had to punish *every* blasphemy, I would have *no followers*!

Zeus: The gods are best served by those who need their help the *least*.

Phineas: Zeus, I was a sinner. I've never tried to deny it. But I didn't sin every day. Why then do you punish me *every day*?

Phineas: Go ahead, Zeus. Throw down a thunderbolt, let the earth swallow me up. I defy you!::[Loud crash of thunder]::Phineas: You can growl away all you like, Zeus. I mean what I say.

Hera: [asked why the gods set temptations and traps for mortals] So that the gods may know them, and men may know themselves.

Jason: Now the voyage is over, I don't want any trouble to begin::Polydeuces: There won't be any trouble, Jason. Just tell us where the city is and when we attack.::Jason: We don't attack.::Polydeuces: But that's foolish, you have the finest fighting men in the world.::Jason: 40 fighting men against a nation?::Phalerus: Better forty than one Jason.::Jason: We're not *pirates*, Phalerus.::Acastus: What's that girl done to you? We thought you were a fighting man.::Jason: I'm going up alone in the morning. See what the situation is.::Polydeuces: Oh, you mean spy out the land. Well, why alone? Why not take a few of us scouting.::Jason: The fewer who go, the less can get caught. Now what's the fewest you can think of?::Polydeuces: One, of course.::Jason: Right. I accept your advice.

Zeus: Hera my dear, You really *must* learn to win without cheating... or to at least lose *gracefully*.

Argos: Pray to the gods, Jason!::Jason: The gods of Greece are cruel! In time, all men shall learn to live without them.

L'ira di Achille (1962)

Actors: James H. Nicholson (producer), Remo De Angelis (actor), Piero Lulli (actor), Gordon Mitchell (actor), Roberto Risso (actor), Gian Paolo Rosmino (actor), Erminio Spalla (actor), Nando Tamberlani (actor), Marino Girolami (director), Dada Gallotti (actress), Carlo Savina (composer), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Fosco Giachetti (actor), Ennio Girolami (actor), Cristina Gaioni (actress),

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War,