Queen Helen of Troy, in response to her husband Menelaus' lack of interest in her, elopes with Paris to Sparta. Menelaus, egged on by his henchman, starts a war with Paris, finally effecting the return of Helen.


Does this silent relic still hold a candle to modern historical epics? Short answer: yes, but only if you value cynical wit over CGI battlefields. This is a film for the patient cinephile and the lover of dry satire; it is decidedly not for those seeking a literal, action-heavy translation of Homer’s Iliad.The 1927 pro...

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"Does this silent relic still hold a candle to modern historical epics? Short answer: yes, but only if you value cynical wit over CGI battlefields. This is a film for the patient cinephile and the lover of dry satire; it is decidedly not for those seeking a literal, action-heavy translation of Homer’s Iliad.The 1927 production of The Private Life of Helen of Troy stands as a fascinating bridge between the grandiosity of early Hollywood and the burgeoning sophistication of European social commenta..."
John Erskine, Casey Robinson, Gerald C. Duffy, Robert E. Sherwood, Carey Wilson
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