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The Private Life of Helen of Troy

  • 19271927
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
85
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Alice Adair, María Corda, and Alice White in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
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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... Read allQueen 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. The time-honored custom demands that he have the pleasure of killing... Read allQueen 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. The time-honored custom demands that he have the pleasure of killing her, but her seductive loveliness restrains him.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
85
YOUR RATING
    • Alexander Korda
  • Writers
    • John Erskine(novel)
    • Robert E. Sherwood(play "The Road to Rome")
    • Carey Wilson(scenario)
  • Stars
    • María Corda
    • Lewis Stone
    • Ricardo Cortez
    • Alexander Korda
  • Writers
    • John Erskine(novel)
    • Robert E. Sherwood(play "The Road to Rome")
    • Carey Wilson(scenario)
  • Stars
    • María Corda
    • Lewis Stone
    • Ricardo Cortez
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Ricardo Cortez, María Corda, and Lewis Stone in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    Alice White in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    María Corda, Bill Elliott, George Fawcett, and Lewis Stone in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    Ricardo Cortez and María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    Emilio Borgato in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    Ricardo Cortez and María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    Ricardo Cortez and Károly Huszár in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    Ricardo Cortez and María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    María Corda in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)

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    María Corda
    María Corda
    • Helen of Troy
    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • Menelaus
    Ricardo Cortez
    Ricardo Cortez
    • Paris
    George Fawcett
    George Fawcett
    • Eteoneus
    Alice White
    Alice White
    • Adraste
    Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott
    • Telemachus
    • (as Gordon Elliott)
    Tom O'Brien
    • Ulysses
    Bert Sprotte
    Bert Sprotte
    • Achilles
    Mario Carillo
    Mario Carillo
    • Ajax
    Károly Huszár
    Károly Huszár
    • Malapokitoratoreadetos
    • (as Charles Puffy)
    George Kotsonaros
    • Hector
    Emilio Borgato
    Emilio Borgato
    • Sarpedon
    Constantine Romanoff
    Constantine Romanoff
    • Aeneas
    Alice Adair
    Alice Adair
    • Aphrodite
    Helen Fairweather
    Helen Fairweather
    • Athena
    Virginia Thomas
    Virginia Thomas
    • Hera
    Agostino Borgato
    Agostino Borgato
    Sonia Karlov
      • Alexander Korda
    • Writers
      • John Erskine(novel)
      • Robert E. Sherwood(play "The Road to Rome")
      • Carey Wilson(scenario)
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      George Fitzmaurice started the film, was fired and replaced by Alexander Korda.
    • Connections
      Version of Jupiter's Darling (1955)

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    5/10
    Approximately 30-40 minutes survive in the BFI Archives
    This popular silent film, nominated for an Oscar at the first Academy gathering for Engineering Effects (what we know as Special Effects or Special Visual Effects), survives only partially at BFI. A handful of unrelated reels approximating 30-40 minutes survive there, but I have no idea if these are viewable.
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      • December 9, 1927 (United States)
      • United States
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      • First National Pictures
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Silent

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