The Trojan Women
The strength of mankind has always been its women.
Overview
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.
Cast

Katharine Hepburn
Hecuba

Vanessa Redgrave
Andromache

Geneviève Bujold
Cassandra

Irene Papas
Helen

Patrick Magee
Menelaus

Brian Blessed
Talthybius
Alberto Sanz
Astyanax
Pauline Letts
Woman
Rosalind Shanks
Woman
Pat Beckett
Woman (as Pat Becket)
Anna Bentinck
Woman
Elsie Pittas
Woman (as Ersie Pittas)