Query: Classical war films, but not set in Rome
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Alexander (2004 film)
The 300 Spartans
The Trojan Women (film)
Helen of Troy (miniseries)
The Giant of Marathon
300 (film)
The Fall of Troy (film)
Alexander the Great (1956 film)
Troy (film)
Sköna Helena
The Trojan Horse (film)
The Fury of Achilles
Last Stand of the 300
Evidence from documents: Alexander (2004 film): Classical war films,: a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great.
but not set in Rome: Alexander becomes King of Macedonia.
The Trojan Women (film): Classical war films,: is a 1971 American-British-Greek drama film directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Katharine Hepburn and Vanessa Redgrave. The film was made with the minimum of changes to Edith Hamilton's translation of Euripides' original play, save for the omission of deities, as Cacoyannis said they were "hard to film and make realistic".
''The Trojan Women'' was one of a trilogy of plays dealing with the suffering created by the Trojan Wars.
but not set in Rome: When filming began in the Spanish village of Atienza, 80 miles northeast of Madrid,
not set in Rome: Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn), Queen of the Trojans and mother of Hector, one of Troy's most fearsome warriors, looks upon the remains of her kingdom;
Helen of Troy (miniseries): '''''Helen of Troy''''' is a 2003 British-American television miniseries based upon Homer's story of the Trojan War,
The Giant of Marathon: The story is set in 490 BC, the time of the Medic Wars
300 (film): Classical: Some passages from the Classical authors Aeschylus, Diodorus, Herodotus and Plutarch are split over the movie to give it an authentic flavor.
war films: Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae in the Persian Wars.
The Fall of Troy (film): Devastated, the king of Sparta seeks revenge by declaring war on Troy.
Alexander the Great (1956 film): Before the battle in Babylon, Alexander states
Troy (film): Classical war films: a 2004 American epic historical war film
but not set in Rome: It is loosely based on Homer's ''Iliad'' in its narration of the entire story of the decade-long Trojan War—condensed into little more than a couple of weeks, rather than just the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year. Achilles leads his Myrmidons along with the rest of the Greek army invading the historical city of Troy,
Sköna Helena: '''''Sköna Helena''''' ''(Beautiful Helen)'' is a Swedish musical film of 1951 directed by Gustaf Edgren, and based loosely on the story and music of the opéra bouffe ''La belle Hélène''. It was director Gustaf Edgren's last film and stars Max Hansen and Eva Dahlbeck.
Much of the music originates in Jacques Offenbach's opéra bouffe ''La Belle Hélène'' (words by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy) which premiered in Paris in 1864, since when it has been part of the operetta repertory.
The Trojan Horse (film): '''''The Trojan Horse''''' () is a 1961 film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War.
The Fury of Achilles: '''''L'ira di Achille''''', internationally released as '''''The Fury of Achilles''''', is a 1962 Italian historical drama set in the ninth year of the Trojan War and is based primarily on Homer's ''Iliad''.
Last Stand of the 300: In 480 B.C, during the Greco-Persian Wars the Persian Empire led by Xerxes I of Persia fought the Greek city-states forces at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece.