Troy (movie)

Troy
Directed by	Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by	Wolfgang Petersen Diana Rathbun Colin Wilson
Written by	David Benioff
Release date(s)	May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13) United States May 14, 2004 (2004-05-14)
Running time	196 minutes

Troy is a 2004 Anglo-American action movie about the Trojan War. The movie was nominated for an Oscar in 2005. It stars Brad Pitt as Achilles and Eric Bana as Hector.

Plot

In Sparta, Prince Hector and his young brother Paris want Troy and Sparta to have peace but there is a war. The Greeks come and take control of a beach at Troy. Achilles and the Myrmidons kill many Trojans. Achilles and Hector meet but do not fight. The Trojans have a surprise attack. As the Greeks are close to losing, Achilles comes with the Myrmidons, and joins the fight. Achilles fights Hector and Hector is killed. After Hector's death, the Greeks make a plan to come into Troy using a wooden horse. Trojans think the wooden horse is a gift to the Gods. The Trojans take the horse into the city and celebrate. Greeks come out of the horse at night, opening the doors to the city. This lets the army enter the city and The Trojans are defeated. Paris killed Achilles but died after the war.

Other websites

• Official website
• Troy at the Internet Movie Database
• Troy at AllRovi
• Troy at Rotten Tomatoes
• Troy at Metacritic
• Troy at Box Office Mojo