Query: Classical war films not set in ancient Rome
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Alexander (2004 film)
Sikandar (1941 film)
The Giant of Marathon
Sköna Helena
The Fall of Troy (film)
300 (film)
The 300 Spartans
Iphigenia (film)
Hector the Mighty
Evidence from documents: Alexander (2004 film): war: After initial objection from his soldiers, Alexander convinces them to join him in his final and bloodiest battle, the Battle of Hydaspes.
Classical: '''''Alexander''''' is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great.
Sikandar (1941 film): The story is set in 326 B.C. The film begins after Alexander the Great (''Sikander'' in Hindustani) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum.
The Giant of Marathon: '''''The Giant of Marathon''''' () is a 1959 international co-production sword and sandal film, loosely based on the Battle of Marathon.
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 Fall of Troy (film): Devastated, the king of Sparta seeks revenge by declaring war on Troy.
300 (film): '''''300''''' is a 2006 American epic historical action film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae in the Persian Wars.
The 300 Spartans: When it was released in 1962, critics saw the movie as a commentary on the Cold War, referring to the independent Greek states as "the only stronghold of freedom remaining in the then known world", holding out against the Persian "slave empire".
King Xerxes of Persia leads a vast army of soldiers into Europe
Iphigenia (film): Classical: ''''Iphigenia''''' () is a 1977 Greek film directed by Michael Cacoyannis, based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who was ordered by the goddess Artemis to be sacrificed.
war films: "Iphigenia" relates the story of an incident that took place just prior to the Trojan War.