Brad Pitt as Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior and leader of the Myrmidons; lover of Briseis. Eric Bana as Hector, Crown Prince of Troy, commander of the Trojan army and Paris's older brother. Orlando Bloom as Paris, Prince of Troy, Helen's lover and Hector's younger brother.

May 14, 2004 · Ancient Greeks placed a coin in the corpse's mouth, not on the eyes. However, the Trojan War occurred before coined money was invented (in the 7th century BC), so they wouldn't have had coins at all. Achilles: I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us.

Achilles : You gave me peace in a lifetime of war. Achilles : You're still my enemy in the morning. Priam : You're still my enemy tonight. But even enemies can show respect. Achilles : Who are you? Priam : I have endured what no one on earth has endured before. I kissed the hands of the man who killed my son.

May 14, 2019 · On the blockbuster’s 15th anniversary, director Wolfgang Petersen explains his shocking first meeting with Brad Pitt, the movie’s Game of Thrones connection, and its fascinating link to Christopher...

Jan 13, 2023 · Ironically, Brad Pitt injured his own Achilles tendon when filming Troy. He spent over six months working out in a routine explicitly configured for the role. After bulking up enough and not long after filming began, the actor ruptured …

Oct 8, 2020 · Wolfgang Petersen’s loosely-adapted rendition of Homer’s The Iliad, Troy, stars Brad Pitt as the Greek hero Achilles and evokes the tragedies that befell during the Trojan war. After killing Hector, Troy says: “We will meet again, my brother.”

May 14, 2004 · Chief among their leaders is Achilles, said to be the greatest warrior of all time, but played by Brad Pitt as if he doesn’t believe it. If Achilles was anything, he was a man who believed his own press releases.

Dec 10, 2022 · Later, Priam visits Achilles in his tent surprising the soldier. Achilles makes it clear that he respects Priam's courage for coming into enemy territory just to retrieve his son's body.

Troy is a 2004 Anglo - American action movie about the Trojan War. The movie was nominated for an Oscar in 2005. [1] . It stars Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, and Peter O'Toole as King Priam. Diane Kruger is Helen of Sparta. In Sparta, Prince Hector and his young brother Paris want Troy and Sparta to have peace but there is a war.

May 14, 2024 · The much-memed boast, uttered by Brad Pitt in 2004’s Troy, feels multi-layered in hindsight. As the legendary warrior Achilles, he’s searching for an actual challenge.