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The legend of the Trojan Heroes still fascinates many people. So, as all the great stories coming from history or just mythology, the story of Hector, Achilles and the Great War became a movie subject. Troy, the movie, was released on May 14, 2004. The plot is based on Homer's Iliad, but also includes material from other sources.
The film has the following cast of actors: Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, Diane Kruger as Helen, Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Sean Bean as Odysseus, Rose Byrne as Briseis, Garrett Hedlund as Patroclus, Peter O'Toole as Priam, Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus, and Tyler Mane as Ajax. Troy was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff. It received an Oscar nomination for its costume design.
The Trojan horse, used in the movie, is preserved on the seafront at Canakkale, Turkey
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