an
epic film produced in 1955 that depicts the tale of the famed
Helen, the woman responsible for the Trojan
War (a
war between Greece and
Troy-an ancient city in
NW Asia Minor). The young Trojan prince,
Paris, is swept overboard a
ship during a storm and is found by
Helen on a Greek shore. Unaware that she is the Queen of
Sparta (ancient city in Greece), he falls in
love with her and she with him.
Helen's husband plots
Paris'
death, however, he escapes back to
Troy taking
Helen with him and a
war ensues.