TROY

 

Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Peter O’Toole

Warner Bros.; Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Rated R; 163 minutes; 2004

 

Based on Homer’s “The Iliad,” this amazing epic set in 1193 B.C. tells the story of Prince Paris who stole the beautiful Helen from her husband, the king of Sparta, setting the two kingdoms at war with each other.  The Greeks begin a bloody siege of Troy led by Achilles (Pitt) that would last for over ten years and become legendary.

 

 

PROMOTION IDEA:

 

Have your theater department dress up in period costumes and act out some scenes from The Iliad before the show.