hwgrayson Review of The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse (1961)

"Your trickery and courage I envy most of all"

[7/10 · 20 April 2024]

The city of Troy falls with the aid of some subterfuge and a wooden horse and Menelaus recovers his wife Helen from the selfish Paris, their elopement ten years earlier having caused the Trojan war to start. It is a well mounted film with great battle scenes and excellent interior and exterior sets all looking vivid in 'Eastmancolor' and 'Techniscope'. The cast are well chosen with not one unsuitable for their role. Stalwart Steve Reeves as Aeneas is the main star and does well. John Drew Barrymore as the wily Ulysses is fine too. The wooden horse itself is beautifully designed and looks quite plausible. The fall of Troy to flames is capably done and the ending where Aeneas leads his people from the doomed city holding his newly born son in his arms is most affecting. An entertaining spectacle.