Helen of Troy
About Helen of Troy
Manfred Noa splits Homer's Iliad into two films. In The Rape of Helen, Paris, played by Vladimir Gajdarov, takes Helena, played by Edy Darclea, to Troy. The Fall of Troy is the Greek siege and the city's end. Albert Steinrück plays Priam.
Cast & crew
More about Helen of Troy
Hans Kyser wrote the script from the Iliad. Bavaria Film produced it at the Emelka Studios in Munich, with thousands of extras and sets built to rival UFA, at a cost that damaged the company's finances. Part I opened on January 21, 1924, and Part II on February 4, 1924.
Themes
Look
Gustave Preiss and Ewald Daub shot the film at the Emelka Studios in Munich.
Preservation
For years it was only partly known. It was reconstructed from a version found in Swiss archives.
Notes
- Adele Sandrock plays Hecuba. Albert Bassermann is also billed. Carl de Vogt plays Hector. Hanna Ralph plays Andromache.
- Friedrich Ulmer plays Menelaus. Carlo Aldini plays Achilles.
Influenced by
- Homer's Iliad
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-helen-of-troy)
- Wikimedia Commons (Helena (1924).webm)
