The Trojan Women

The strength of mankind has always been its women.

In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed. Astyanax also becomes the focus of the Greeks' attention as the last male heir of the Trojan royal family.

Drama

Katharine Hepburn

(Hecuba)

Vanessa Redgrave

(Andromache)

Geneviève Bujold

(Cassandra)

Irene Papas

(Helen)

Patrick Magee

(Menelaus)

Brian Blessed

(Talthybius)

Alberto Sanz

(Astyanax)

Pauline Letts

(Woman)

Rosalind Shanks

(Woman)

Pat Beckett

(Woman (as Pat Becket))

Anna Bentinck

(Woman)

Elsie Pittas

(Woman (as Ersie Pittas))

Esmeralda Adam García

(Woman (as Esmeralda Adam))

Esperanza Alonso

(Woman)

María García Alonso

(Woman (as Maria G. Alonso))

Nilda Álvarez

(Woman (as Nilda Alvarez))

Adela Armengol

(Woman)

Victoria Ayllón

(Woman)

Gloria Berrocal

(Woman)

Elizabeth Billencourt

(Woman (as E. Billencourt))

Maria Borge

(Woman)

Margarita Calahorra

(Woman (as M. Calahora))

Elena Castillo

(Woman)

Renee Eber

(Woman)

Ana María Espejo

(Woman (as Anna M. Espejo))

Katie Ellyson

(Woman)

María Jesús Hoyos

(Woman (as Maria J. Hoyos))

Gwen Kocsis

(Woman)

Concha Leza

(Woman (as Conchita Leza))

Maureen Mallall

(Woman)

Margarita Matta

(Woman)

Ivi Mavridi

(Woman)

Mirta Miller

(Woman)

Livia Mitchell

(Woman)

Conchita Morales

(Woman)

Emilia Pittas

(Woman)

Catherine Rabone

(Woman)

Yvette Rees

(Woman)

Clara Sanchiz

(Woman)

Carmen Segarra

(Woman)

Maria Farantouri

(Singer)

Dan van Husen

(Soldier (uncredited))

L. Zarrabeitia

(Woman)