The Trojan Women

Plot Summary

In the aftermath of the Trojan Wars, Queen Hecuba takes stock of the defeated kingdom. Her son has been killed, and his widow, Andromache, is left to raise their son, Astyanax, alone. Hecuba's daughter, Cassandra, fears being enslaved by her Greek masters, while Helen of Troy risks being executed. Astyanax also becomes the focus of the Greeks' attention as the last male heir of the Trojan royal family.

Top Cast

Katharine Hepburn Hecuba

Vanessa Redgrave Andromache

Geneviève Bujold Cassandra

Irene Papas Helen

Patrick Magee Menelaus