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Bayerische Film-Gesellschaft m.b.H.,
Emelka Group Munich presents

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HELEN OF TROY - The Fall of Troy
A classic epic film in two parts

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Manuscript freely adapted from the Iliad
by HANS KYSER

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Director
MANFRED NOA

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Cinematography
GUSTAVE PRESS, EWALD DAUB

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Set design
OTTO VÖLKERS, BERTHOLD RUNGERS

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Set construction
PETER ROCHELSBERG, OTTO REIGBERT

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Costume design
LEO PASETTI

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Costume execution
WALTER WESENER

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Cast

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Produced by

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BAVARIA-FILM A.-G. Munich
Sonnenstrasse 15

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Exclusive distribution
BAYERISCHE FILM-GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.,

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Emelka Group Munich, 1924

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Part One:
THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
Act One

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Before the Temple of Adonis on Cythera,

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the island of Aphrodite,
goddess of love,

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the Greeks invoke
the arrival of spring.

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"Adonis, god of spring, awaken,
so that life can bloom once more."

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"I place a myrtle crown
upon the holy dove of Aphrodite.

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May she find
the most beautiful woman in Greece,

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who with her naked beauty
shall awaken Adonis."

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In Sparta, in the palace
of Menelaus, King of the Greeks,

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Helen, the wife of the king,

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sat playing the harp
with her companions.

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"The holy dove of Aphrodite
brings you the crown of myrtle.

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Oh, Queen! You are the chosen one
for the festival of Adonis."

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But Queen Helen
was faithful to her husband,

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and feared the temptations of Aphrodite.

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"Menelaus, spare me the shame of exposing
my nakedness to the eyes of strangers."

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"You shall be the envy of the whole world.
You shall go to Cythera!"

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"Through Agamemnon,
all of Greece shall pay homage to you."

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Priam, King of Troy,
sought the protection of the gods as well.

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"Athena, our protector!

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Spring returns.

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Bring a year of peace
to the sacred city of Troy."

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"Priam, my King!
The oracle's answer is favorable!"

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"Light the bonfires!

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Let the entire population come at once
and, as a token of gratitude,

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celebrate the festival of spring!"

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And while Troy rejoiced
in the festivities...

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...on the hills above Troy,
the sounds of a shepherd's flute

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also praised the spring.

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"Agelaus, my good father,
why do you bring me this wreath?"

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"My Paris,
why do you always seek solitude?

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Accompany me
to the festival in Troy."

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Agelaus had raised Paris,
the youngest son of Priam,

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although he was supposed to
have sacrificed him to the gods

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to prevent calamity from befalling Troy.

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"Forgive me, oh gods!

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Paris does not know that as son of a king,
he is entitled to glory and power.

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Please help him
receive what is rightfully his."

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In the twilight of that spring day,
Paris fell asleep on Mount Ida.

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"I, Hermes, messenger of the gods,
say to you: Give this golden apple

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to the most beautiful of the three
goddesses who appears to you."

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"I am Hera, goddess among goddesses.
Choose me,

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and I will make you the richest
and most powerful man on earth."

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"Give the apple to me, Athena, goddess of
wisdom, and eternal glory shall be yours."

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"I, Aphrodite, goddess of love,

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will give you the love
of the most beautiful woman on earth,

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and make you the happiest man alive."

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"I choose you, Aphrodite! You are
the most beautiful of the goddesses."

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"Follow my white dove, and it shall
guide you safely across the sea."

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The break of day.

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"Let us go to Troy,
to the festival of spring.

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There I will sacrifice to Aphrodite
the best and strongest of my bulls."

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King Menelaus received
a warning from the gods.

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Hear what the oracle of Delphi has to say:

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lf you lose Queen Helen to another man,

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all of Greece will be forced
to fight for her for many years."

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
End of Act One

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
Act Two

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The festival of spring in Troy.

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Furious that Paris favored Aphrodite,

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Hera took revenge on Troy
by sending a cyclone.

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"Priam! Lord and shepherd over the people!"

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"The goddess Hera seems to take
grave offense at some unknown iniquity.

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Her statue lies in pieces,
shattered by her fury."

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"Send me, your son Hector,
to Greece, to the sanctuary of Hera.

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With our finest cattle as an offering,
I hope to appease her wrath."

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"I, Aesacus, warn you, Priam!
Woe be to you

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should one of your sons
sail for Greece."

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"And so I ask the men of my people:
Who dares sail beyond the sea?"

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"Prepare the sacrificial ship!"

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In the dark of night,
Helen sought council from the oracle.

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"You have the power
to invoke the dark future.

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Tell me if I should
follow the call and go to Cythera."

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"Your star shall tell you your fate."

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Queen Hecuba, wife of Priam,

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wrapped holy bands
around the head of the Trojan envoy.

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Wrapped holy bands
around the head of the Trojan envoy.

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"Adorn the cattle for the sacrificial ship
with the garlands of holy Troy!"

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Angered by the choice of envoy,
Athena revoked her protection

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over the city
and hurled lightning upon her statue.

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"Hurry! Call for the seer Aesacus!"

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"Ask not, King! Seeing is knowing,
and knowing is suffering!"

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"The ship bears doom!

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In your death
you shall see the downfall of Troy!"

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"Hector, may the sacrificial ship
placate the guardian goddess of Troy!"

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Wearing the divine girdle of Aphrodite,
which she received from the priests,

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Helen made her way
to the feast of Adonis on Cythera.

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"The princes of Greece are gathered
to honor Aphrodite with a competition.

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Take this wreath
and consecrate it at the altar of Adonis,

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so that it may be awarded to the winner
of the chariot race at dawn."

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Helen's entry into the arena of Cythera.

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Menelaus prepared
for the chariot race.

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Achilles,
the most noble of the Greek heroes.

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"Thersites, you are cunning.

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Since Helen will bestow the wreath,
I must not lose to Achilles in the race!"

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"I will prevent proud Achilles
from partaking in the race."

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"Since when does Achilles
fight for women's wreaths?"

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"Unharness the horses, Patroclus!"

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"I will not compete!"

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"I will not compete!"

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Inflamed by Helen's beauty,
Achilles desired to receive

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the victory wreath from her hands.

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"Hail Menelaus!"

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"Quickly, get the horses!
They are one round ahead of us!"

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"Helen!"

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"Hail! Hail!
Achilles is passing Menelaus!"

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"Hail! Hail! Achilles has caught up
in the second round!"

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The last round.

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"I, Achilles, have won!"

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"Shall I throw you into the dust
at Helen's feet, Menelaus?"

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"Stand together, princes of Greece!

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The blood of the sacrificial animal has
stained the altar. The gods warn of blood."

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"Do not fight over Helen!

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Swear that we will defend her together,
against anyone

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who dares do her the slightest harm."

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
End of Act Two

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
Act Three

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On the sacrificial ship,
Paris fought against the raging sea.

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"We must turn back!

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The ship can no longer
withstand the raging storm."

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"Let me take the rudder!
There is no turning back!"

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After her ritual bath,
Helen stepped out of the bath

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and put the sacred girdle back on.

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"Should he be alive
through whom you have awaked my yearning,

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Aphrodite, then let him
overcome all perils to reach me!"

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"Your prayer has calmed the sea, Paris!
We will follow you wherever you go."

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"I fear that the oracle's prophecy
is starting to come true.

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Let us flee and return home!"

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"Too late. Already the victor
approaches to take me to the boat."

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With melancholy in his heart,
Achilles watched Helen as she left

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in the High Priest's boat
for the Temple of Adonis.

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in the High Priest's boat
for the Temple of Adonis.

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"Helen,
by the will of the goddess Aphrodite,

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today you are the bride
of her divine son Adonis."

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today you are the bride
of her divine son Adonis."

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In the marble image of the god of spring,
Helen recognized

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the face of her beloved from her dream.

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the face of her beloved from her dream.

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"I have reached my destination!
Hurry now, to the island."

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"Hear my love, Adonis,
I am yours!

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Spring waits to be reawakened
by our kiss."

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Spring waits to be reawakened
by our kiss."

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"Oh, you have awakened,
eternal creator of spring!"

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"I am not who you hold me to be.

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I am only a simple shepherd

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guided by Aphrodite
to the fairest of the fair."

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The morning after the night of love.

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The lovers awake in dishonor,
though not of their own fault.

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The lovers awake in dishonor,
though not of their own fault.

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"Flee, the High Priest approaches!

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The curse of all of Greece
shall be upon me, for you must know:

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I am Helen, Queen of Sparta."

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"I love you and cannot take another breath
without you. Come with me!"

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"I love you and cannot take another breath
without you. Come with me!"

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"We are lost. The sail is useless!"

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"We are lost. The sail is useless!"

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"Take the sacred shroud of Aphrodite
for a sail. Hurry!"

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"Cursed are you, Helen,
you are unworthy to be queen!

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Cursed by Aphrodite,
whose sanctity you defiled!"

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"Cursed are you,
you wicked Trojan raider.

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The Greeks will tear apart your
villainous band. A curse upon Troy!"

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The Greeks will tear apart your
villainous band. A curse upon Troy!"

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Meanwhile, the princes of Greece
dined until the break of dawn,

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Meanwhile, the princes of Greece
dined until the break of dawn,

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listening to the singer's songs
of heroic deeds.

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"Achilles,
are you dreaming of the victory wreath

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that Helen consecrated for you
at the Adonis statue? Take this one!"

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that Helen consecrated for you
at the Adonis statue? Take this one!"

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"Wash your disgraceful mouth with wine

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before you dare speak the name of Helen!"

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"What do you care about my wife?"

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"Do you still have a right to Helen?

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You, who out of arrogance
exposed your wife to the eyes of others?"

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"Listen, Helen has been abducted!"

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"Greeks, remember your oath!

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Now is the time
to fight together for Helen!"

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"At the Temple of Adonis we found
King Priam of Troys sacrificial garland."

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"To Troy!"

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
End of Act Three

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
Act Four

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A mysterious plague
raged across Troy.

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Children perished
and no remedy could be found.

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"Have you still not seen
the sacrificial ship?"

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"Enough of your wailing!

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I will place a new divinity over Troy
and elevate it over all other gods."

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Not knowing which of the gods
he should choose,

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Priam waited for a sign.

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"A new calamity, my Lord and King!

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The lions have attacked your herds.

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They have killed two of my companions."

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"We found this wreckage
of the sacrificial ship in the sea."

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"Then you must be dead, Paris,
you solace of my old age!"

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"Then hear, oh King,
the terrible secret."

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"Fear of punishment
kept me from speaking.

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Only now did Paris die. Against your will,
I could not kill your son at the time!"

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"I raised him in secret and loved him.
He was as beautiful as a god."

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"Aphrodite, goddess born of the sea foam,

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cast this shroud through the sea
and upon the shore to us."

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"Aphrodite, is this a sign you give to me?"

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"Then Aphrodite is the new
guardian goddess of Troy.

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Call a lion hunt in her honor!"

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Shipwrecked and dashed about by the waves,

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only with great effort could Paris
bring his lover to safety on the rocky shore.

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"Those are the walls
of the sacred city of Troy, my home!"

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Preparations for the lion hunt.

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While Hector arms himself for the hunt,
his mother Hecuba visits him.

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"Have them show you to the mountain altar,

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and there, sacrifice the blood of a lion
for the soul of my dead child Paris,

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for whom I have shed more tears
than this bowl can hold."

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Paris carried Helen
into the hut of Agelaus.

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"I'm just a poor shepherd of these hills,

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who would conquer kingdoms for you,
and yet has nothing but his love to offer!"

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"Split up the hunting party. Lions have
been seen in the hills and in the valley!"

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"Give me the bowl
for the sacrifice at the mountain altar!"

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"Aphrodite, give me strength,
so that I may win a new kingdom for her

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who gave up a kingdom for me.

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I would rather lose her and die

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than know that she spends
one day in distress and poverty."

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"Never was your hunt better, Hector.
Look, here is your brother Paris!"

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01:14:15,520 --> 01:14:19,290
"Now you too
know the long held secret.

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You are Paris, son of King Priam,
and this is your brother Hector."

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"Brother!"

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"Aphrodite, help!"

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"lf you are looking for a sacrifice,
take me!"

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01:17:07,400 --> 01:17:12,880
"lf you have called me here, Aphrodite,
to save these two,

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01:17:13,080 --> 01:17:16,930
then I will cease to be angry
about my misstep."

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
End of Act Four

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THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
Act Five

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Troy celebrates the successful lion hunt.

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"Protected and accompanied
by Helen, the envoy of Aphrodite,

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01:18:03,280 --> 01:18:08,210
your sons Paris and Hector return,
King Priam."

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01:18:48,440 --> 01:18:54,210
"Kneel and kiss her robes! This woman
has been granted wondrous powers!"

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"My Paris,
my lost son who has now been found!"

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01:19:52,360 --> 01:19:56,330
"Thanks to you, who has released me
from the curse of the gods,

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today I enjoy the happiest day of my life!"

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01:19:59,920 --> 01:20:00,890
today I enjoy the happiest day of my life!"

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01:20:13,440 --> 01:20:17,840
"Woe to you, Priam!
This woman will bring doom!

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01:20:18,040 --> 01:20:21,170
Because of her, your sons will die,

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01:20:21,360 --> 01:20:24,810
and because of her,
Troy will be reduced to ashes."

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01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:39,570
"Doomsayer,
never have you spoken a word

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which brought me prosperity!

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01:20:42,400 --> 01:20:46,290
Put him in shackles
in the deepest dungeon!"

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01:20:57,640 --> 01:21:00,640
A ship of the Greek fleet

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brought the commanders Agamemnon
and Menelaus ashore to King Priam.

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01:21:31,120 --> 01:21:37,770
"I, Menelaus, demand Helen, my wife,
from you, King Priam!"

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01:21:52,320 --> 01:21:54,400
"And I, Agamemnon,

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01:21:54,600 --> 01:22:02,010
in the name of all Greeks,
demand the release of the Queen of Sparta!"

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01:22:26,960 --> 01:22:33,410
"Here begs an aged King,
here beg his sons, and a grateful people:

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01:22:33,600 --> 01:22:38,530
Remain with us, oh guardian goddess,
and do not take from us your blessing,

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which you have bestowed upon Troy."

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01:23:14,760 --> 01:23:19,370
"You once laughed at my distress,
and drove me to do

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01:23:19,560 --> 01:23:21,400
what I was afraid to do.

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01:23:21,600 --> 01:23:25,760
Now I must stay
where fate has brought me.

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Because, you see,
lam the only hope these people have."

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"Then I seek protection at this altar.

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Troy is my new home."

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01:24:55,960 --> 01:25:00,200
"Greece, so offended, will not rest

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01:25:00,400 --> 01:25:06,410
until the flames shoot as high
from Troys walls as that arrow flew!"

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01:25:50,880 --> 01:25:55,040
King Priam sought help from the gods.

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After the Greek delegation returned,

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a battle broke out
on the shores near Troy.

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Hector led the way, in an attempt
to fight off the Greek landing.

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01:27:31,960 --> 01:27:35,970
Achilles challenged Hector to a duel.

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01:27:56,880 --> 01:27:59,880
"Call Paris and Helen!"

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01:30:01,160 --> 01:30:08,280
"Save Hector! Only divine intervention
can bring victory to us!"

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01:30:17,640 --> 01:30:23,840
"Aphrodite, do not let me do evil
against my own people!"

282
01:30:45,320 --> 01:30:50,570
"It is not in my power
to perform a miracle, oh Priam."

283
01:32:32,360 --> 01:32:35,200
"Who will fight with me for Helen?"

284
01:35:20,840 --> 01:35:23,290
"Victory! Paris has triumphed!"

285
01:35:40,920 --> 01:35:46,290
"I, Agamemnon, King of the Greeks,
place Helen under this sword.

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01:35:46,480 --> 01:35:51,770
We shall have our day of vengeance.
Then she shall pay for her offense!"

287
01:36:03,160 --> 01:36:06,210
"I alone am called upon
to judge over Helen.

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01:36:06,400 --> 01:36:10,930
With this shield of mine, I will
protect her from the sword of vengeance!

289
01:36:11,120 --> 01:36:15,680
For I still cannot believe
that she has done any wrong."

290
01:36:45,440 --> 01:36:51,450
"You saved my life, my brother.
Who gave this shepherd such courage?"

291
01:38:01,720 --> 01:38:08,080
With loving gratitude, Helen places
the victory wreath upon Paris' head.

292
01:38:18,200 --> 01:38:21,410
"Now all my wishes have been fulfilled!

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01:38:21,600 --> 01:38:26,560
I have gained glory,
and a kingdom is at your feet, Helen!"

294
01:38:51,560 --> 01:38:58,090
"I will not return home
until that wreath adorns my head,

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01:38:58,280 --> 01:39:00,200
for it belongs to me alone!"

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01:39:11,480 --> 01:39:14,530
THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
The End

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Bayerische Film-Gesellschaft m.b.H.,
EMELKA Group Munich presents

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HELEN OF TROY
A classic epic film in two parts

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Part Two
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY

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01:39:37,292 --> 01:39:39,062
Summary of Part One:

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01:39:39,252 --> 01:39:40,742
Paris,

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01:39:40,932 --> 01:39:45,382
the rediscovered son of Priam,
King of Troy,

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01:39:45,572 --> 01:39:51,692
abducted Helen,
wife of the Greek King Menelaus of Sparta.

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01:39:51,892 --> 01:39:58,382
A huge Greek army thus
converged upon Troy to free Helen.

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01:39:58,572 --> 01:40:04,662
Her husband Menelaus thinks she is
innocent; his brother Agamemnon does not.

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01:40:04,852 --> 01:40:09,982
The most courageous of the Greek princes
was Achilles, who came with the army

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01:40:10,172 --> 01:40:13,342
to receive from Helen the victory wreath,

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01:40:13,532 --> 01:40:17,742
which she was supposed to have given him
after a chariot race.

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01:40:17,932 --> 01:40:20,142
Troy came under siege,

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01:40:20,332 --> 01:40:24,662
for Paris was not willing
to surrender his beloved Helen,

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01:40:24,852 --> 01:40:28,652
whom the Trojans
worshipped like a saint.

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01:40:28,852 --> 01:40:32,822
The seer Aesacus
was imprisoned in a dark dungeon

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01:40:33,012 --> 01:40:36,142
after he predicted that King Priam

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01:40:36,332 --> 01:40:42,902
would, in death, see the downfall
of his kingdom because of Paris and Helen.

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THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
Act One

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01:40:47,572 --> 01:40:51,182
For years, war raged
outside of the walls of Troy.

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01:40:51,372 --> 01:40:56,332
The Greeks, befallen by plague,
were weary of war.

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Night after night, funeral pyres
burned within the walls of their camp.

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01:41:17,332 --> 01:41:22,702
Troy also lost countless heroes.

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01:41:33,812 --> 01:41:40,742
King Priam convened the council of elders
to save the war-weary city of Troy.

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01:42:03,932 --> 01:42:12,422
"King Priam, take a vote on whether to
surrender the cursed Helen to the Greeks!"

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01:42:33,932 --> 01:42:40,862
"I will sacrifice myself for her.
Do not give her to the vengeful Greeks!"

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01:42:42,652 --> 01:42:49,902
"The Trojans long for peace
and for an end to the bloodshed."

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01:43:06,092 --> 01:43:09,812
"Hector! You speak for Helen!"

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01:43:18,652 --> 01:43:25,902
Helen's divine beauty overcame
all despair and hate.

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01:44:03,652 --> 01:44:07,942
"Even if it means my death to return
to the Greeks,

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01:44:08,132 --> 01:44:13,422
from whom I was separated
by the will of the gods, let me go.

328
01:44:13,612 --> 01:44:20,382
I will give up even the love I have for Paris
to free you of the burden of war."

329
01:44:49,772 --> 01:44:55,622
"You will stay, Helen!
There was not one vote against you!"

330
01:45:01,372 --> 01:45:07,622
"The plague rages in the Greek camp!
The gods are decimating our enemies!"

331
01:45:20,812 --> 01:45:25,692
"See how Helen brings us good fortune!
To the decisive battle!"

332
01:45:35,412 --> 01:45:41,422
"Promise not to fight, Paris.
For the sake of our love, don't go!"

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01:46:29,972 --> 01:46:36,382
The hunchbacked and perfidious Thersites
incited the warriors to a rebellion,

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01:46:36,572 --> 01:46:41,452
which was opposed by Achilles
and his friend Patroclus.

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01:47:20,612 --> 01:47:26,422
"Let us return home, Achilles!
There are enough unfaithful women in Greece

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01:47:26,612 --> 01:47:31,142
who can make you a victory wreath.
Why do you need Helen?"

337
01:47:48,212 --> 01:47:52,852
"The same will happen to anyone
who speaks another word of going home!"

338
01:48:01,252 --> 01:48:06,212
"Achilles is not waging this war
to return home without glory.

339
01:48:06,412 --> 01:48:11,902
If you are weary of war, I will
decide the outcome in a duel with Hector."

340
01:48:22,052 --> 01:48:29,172
"Vainglorious Achilles! The war is for me
to decide! I challenge Paris to a duel!"

341
01:48:47,572 --> 01:48:52,022
"Only Menelaus has the right to duel,
he was the victim of the greatest injustice.

342
01:48:52,212 --> 01:48:57,622
Achilles must bow
to the authority of the princes."

343
01:49:18,972 --> 01:49:19,012
"Is this the reward that Achilles deserves?
I would rather break my scepter like this

344
01:49:19,012 --> 01:49:26,372
"Is this the reward that Achilles deserves?
I would rather break my scepter like this

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01:49:26,572 --> 01:49:29,302
than return to battle with you!"

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01:50:05,532 --> 01:50:08,852
While the Trojans
were preparing for battle,

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01:50:09,052 --> 01:50:12,822
Hecuba visited Helen.

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01:50:35,452 --> 01:50:41,542
"In a dream, I saw the earth run red with
Hector's blood. He must not go to war,

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01:50:41,732 --> 01:50:48,422
but he will not hear the pleas of his mother
and his wife, Andromache. Help me, Helen!"

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01:51:52,412 --> 01:51:56,582
"Hector,
you too should stay away from battle!"

351
01:52:39,092 --> 01:52:41,902
"Then stay for my sake!"

352
01:53:40,052 --> 01:53:43,422
"Give me my spear, Andromache!"

353
01:54:22,652 --> 01:54:26,022
"Shall Hector abandon me forever?"

354
01:54:49,892 --> 01:54:54,422
"If you do not have mercy on me,
at least show some mercy for your child,

355
01:54:54,612 --> 01:54:56,932
and do not let him become an orphan."

356
01:56:15,452 --> 01:56:20,412
"Zeus and ye gods, let my child
be more powerful, more courageous,

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01:56:20,612 --> 01:56:25,742
and happier than his father,
and let him bring his mother much joy."

358
01:57:47,972 --> 01:57:50,212
"Does Hector love you?"

359
01:59:14,172 --> 01:59:18,182
"Then go to battle as well. But promise me

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01:59:18,372 --> 01:59:19,012
not to leave Hector's side,
and to protect him!"

361
01:59:19,012 --> 01:59:22,382
not to leave Hector's side,
and to protect him!"

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01:59:57,172 --> 02:00:00,972
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
End of Act One

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02:00:01,172 --> 02:00:04,572
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
Act Two

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02:00:04,812 --> 02:00:08,532
Hector led the Trojans to battle.

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02:00:20,452 --> 02:00:23,702
As Achilles, angry, remained in his hut,

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02:00:23,892 --> 02:00:27,372
the Greek army headed off to battle.

367
02:00:59,972 --> 02:01:02,422
"Hector is on the battlefield!"

368
02:01:12,772 --> 02:01:16,572
"My spear will no longer defend the Greeks.

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02:01:16,772 --> 02:01:19,582
For Achilles, the war is over!"

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02:01:23,132 --> 02:01:27,502
"Bring the women, sound the cymbals,
let the flutes play!

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02:01:27,692 --> 02:01:31,542
I do not want to hear the din of battle,
Patroclus!"

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02:01:59,612 --> 02:02:06,022
"I, Menelaus, challenge Paris,
abductor of my wife, to a duel.

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02:02:06,212 --> 02:02:11,822
One of us must die.
But the others shall depart in peace."

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02:02:30,012 --> 02:02:33,572
"Swear that no one will interfere
in the duel.

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02:02:33,772 --> 02:02:36,222
Its outcome shall decide the war.

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02:02:36,412 --> 02:02:40,742
If anyone breaks this oath,
let his bones rot unburied!"

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02:03:03,572 --> 02:03:08,452
Hector shook his helmet,
and the lot that came out was for Paris,

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02:03:08,652 --> 02:03:11,822
who thus received
the right to the first blow.

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02:05:09,932 --> 02:05:12,622
"Stop, Menelaus!"

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02:05:21,892 --> 02:05:27,582
"Do not be weak! Take revenge
on your wife's seductor and strike hard!"

381
02:05:35,452 --> 02:05:38,742
"Save Paris!
Fight the Greeks!"

382
02:07:41,932 --> 02:07:45,572
"Music! I do not want to hear
the din of battle!"

383
02:08:05,972 --> 02:08:11,742
"Achilles, help! The Trojans are breaching
the gates and entering the camp!

384
02:08:11,932 --> 02:08:15,102
Our army is barricaded behind the ships!"

385
02:08:22,012 --> 02:08:26,702
"Will you have me violate my oath,
Prince of the Myrmidons?"

386
02:08:34,812 --> 02:08:37,942
"My loyal friend,
let me fight in your armor.

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02:08:38,132 --> 02:08:42,622
The mere sight of it
will strike fear into the Trojans' hearts!"

388
02:09:00,852 --> 02:09:06,502
"I am bound by my oath.
Go outside and protect our troops!"

389
02:10:05,532 --> 02:10:09,582
"If Achilles does not intervene,
all is lost!"

390
02:10:49,172 --> 02:10:53,732
"Let me fight!
Send me your Myrmidon troops!"

391
02:11:18,652 --> 02:11:20,892
"The ships are burning!"

392
02:11:41,852 --> 02:11:45,142
"Then put on my armor, dear friend.

393
02:11:45,332 --> 02:11:52,532
Hurry, before the Trojans take our ships
and prevent us from returning home!"

394
02:12:06,012 --> 02:12:12,462
Helen brought the injured Paris into Troy.
From the embattled Greek camp,

395
02:12:12,652 --> 02:12:18,932
came a messenger with news,
while more Trojans were on the way."

396
02:12:45,252 --> 02:12:48,572
"The camp is lost!
Hector has won!"

397
02:14:19,652 --> 02:14:23,982
"I was looking for you, Achilles,
so I could die in glory!"

398
02:14:43,572 --> 02:14:45,732
"Patroclus!"

399
02:15:09,612 --> 02:15:13,982
"Ye gods, protect Patroclus!
Give him victory!"

400
02:16:39,692 --> 02:16:42,902
"Patroclus died by Hector's hand."

401
02:16:57,732 --> 02:17:03,182
"Damn my anger,
which kept me from doing battle!"

402
02:17:30,572 --> 02:17:35,862
"What is my life worth,
now that you, Patroclus,

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02:17:36,052 --> 02:17:40,542
whom I loved so dearly,
have fallen into the dust?"

404
02:18:26,052 --> 02:18:28,982
"Hector,
you will pay for this with your life!"

405
02:18:49,172 --> 02:18:53,702
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
End of Act Two

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02:18:53,892 --> 02:18:57,532
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
Act Three

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02:18:57,772 --> 02:19:01,982
Troy made an offering
in honor of Hector.

408
02:19:35,772 --> 02:19:40,462
"Victory! Hector has slain Patroclus
wearing the armor of Achilles!

409
02:19:40,652 --> 02:19:43,822
Here are the weapons
and the first prisoners."

410
02:19:58,292 --> 02:20:01,102
"Helen! Our Queen."

411
02:20:31,972 --> 02:20:38,222
"Ask for Aphrodite's aid, and adorn
the prisoners' heads in her honor, Helen!"

412
02:20:56,412 --> 02:21:00,972
"You inhuman brute!
Have you forgotten that I am a Greek?"

413
02:21:22,292 --> 02:21:25,582
"Our troops are fleeing
from the Greek camp!

414
02:21:25,772 --> 02:21:30,982
Open the gates and allow
all the fleeing troops to enter the city!"

415
02:23:02,772 --> 02:23:05,172
"Adorn the heads of the prisoners, Helen!"

416
02:23:07,852 --> 02:23:09,302
"Never!"

417
02:23:23,932 --> 02:23:28,942
"Paris, you dare to raise a hand
against your father and king?"

418
02:23:54,692 --> 02:23:56,772
"Away with him!"

419
02:24:40,292 --> 02:24:43,612
"Follow me to the seer Aesacus!"

420
02:24:52,492 --> 02:24:57,622
Aesacus has been languishing
in a dungeon for eight years.

421
02:25:21,532 --> 02:25:25,782
"Aesacus, for once
do not prophesy misfortune for me.

422
02:25:25,972 --> 02:25:31,742
Tell me that Hector lives, and
all the treasures of my kingdom are yours."

423
02:25:49,092 --> 02:25:52,982
"The prophecy is irrevocable:
In death you shall see

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02:25:53,172 --> 02:25:56,622
the downfall of your kingdom
and your family!"

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02:26:26,132 --> 02:26:29,532
Furious, Achilles sought
among the fleeing Trojans

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02:26:29,732 --> 02:26:33,622
the murderer of his friend Patroclus.

427
02:26:40,892 --> 02:26:44,862
"Flee, Hector,
from the enraged Achilles!"

428
02:27:26,292 --> 02:27:29,462
"Open the gate! Save Hector!"

429
02:27:36,772 --> 02:27:42,812
At the sight of Helen,
Hector realized his inevitable fate,

430
02:27:43,012 --> 02:27:45,662
which he could not escape.

431
02:28:05,612 --> 02:28:09,782
"I go to my death,
for I refuse to dishonor myself!"

432
02:29:07,372 --> 02:29:09,902
"Kill me, Achilles!"

433
02:29:18,132 --> 02:29:19,012
"Hector, think of your child!"

434
02:29:19,012 --> 02:29:20,782
"Hector, think of your child!"

435
02:30:02,412 --> 02:30:08,422
"I beg you Achilles, on your life,
do not abandon my body to the dogs,

436
02:30:08,612 --> 02:30:12,062
but grant me the honor of a funeral pyre!"

437
02:31:53,252 --> 02:31:56,022
"Achilles has killed Hector!"

438
02:32:21,332 --> 02:32:26,052
"Strangle him! Tear out his tongue!
Blind him!"

439
02:33:09,572 --> 02:33:13,372
"Throw the cursed Greek
from the walls!"

440
02:33:32,412 --> 02:33:36,182
"Throw her down! Throw down that woman!"

441
02:33:49,452 --> 02:33:53,342
"Destroy the bringer of doom,
for it is because of her

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02:33:53,532 --> 02:33:56,502
that you lost what was most dear to you."

443
02:34:17,772 --> 02:34:23,102
"I only want revenge upon one man:
Achilles!"

444
02:34:29,412 --> 02:34:34,942
"Who dares cast Helen to death
with Hector's child in arm?"

445
02:34:51,252 --> 02:34:55,382
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
End of Act Three

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02:34:55,612 --> 02:34:58,782
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
Act Four

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After much deliberation,
King Priam decided

448
02:35:03,132 --> 02:35:06,902
to retrieve the body of his beloved son.

449
02:35:50,012 --> 02:35:51,942
"King Priam!"

450
02:37:02,212 --> 02:37:08,572
"We embrace the hands that killed
our son and husband and beg of you:

451
02:37:08,772 --> 02:37:12,542
Please give us Hector's body for burial!"

452
02:37:36,412 --> 02:37:40,862
"Unspeakable grief
forces me to my knees before you.

453
02:37:41,052 --> 02:37:47,412
For me and for the orphaned child,
do not deny the dead these last rites."

454
02:38:31,332 --> 02:38:36,502
"I cannot. Too great is the suffering
that Hector has caused me."

455
02:39:48,372 --> 02:39:53,092
"lf you can still feel mercy,
think of your own father,

456
02:39:53,292 --> 02:39:57,012
and look compassionately
upon my graying head.

457
02:39:57,212 --> 02:40:00,772
Almost all my sons
were killed by the war.

458
02:40:00,972 --> 02:40:05,342
Hector was the best of them.
Give him back to me!"

459
02:40:33,772 --> 02:40:38,572
"Take the body of your son.
In exchange I ask only one favor:

460
02:40:38,772 --> 02:40:43,862
Helen has the object of my greatest glory,
the wreath of Cythera.

461
02:40:44,052 --> 02:40:48,822
I wish to place it on the grave
of my dead friend Patroclus."

462
02:41:07,532 --> 02:41:10,542
"lf you come without weapons as I have,

463
02:41:10,732 --> 02:41:15,102
Helen shall throw you the wreath
from the walls of Troy.”

464
02:41:27,772 --> 02:41:32,222
"Strike him down!
I see betrayal in his eyes!"

465
02:41:42,892 --> 02:41:48,342
"I will come, King Priam, when the flames
of Hector's funeral pyre call me."

466
02:41:52,692 --> 02:41:56,902
As soon as Hector's body
was brought back to the palace,

467
02:41:57,092 --> 02:42:01,342
the sounds of grieving women
and mournful song filled the air.

468
02:42:21,412 --> 02:42:25,622
"You could not extend to me
your hand in dying,

469
02:42:25,812 --> 02:42:29,262
could not speak a word of farewell

470
02:42:29,452 --> 02:42:33,822
to remind me of you
as I weep day and night!"

471
02:43:11,972 --> 02:43:14,102
"Now call Paris!"

472
02:44:01,932 --> 02:44:05,902
"After Hector's death,
you are the heir to this crown.

473
02:44:06,092 --> 02:44:09,262
For Helen's sake,
protect it from Achilles."

474
02:44:46,572 --> 02:44:49,222
"Bring the deadly poison."

475
02:45:37,772 --> 02:45:44,262
"It is your duty to avenge the death
of your brother Hector. Kill Achilles!"

476
02:46:33,612 --> 02:46:38,302
"Hector died for Helen.
As is decreed by the elders, she belongs

477
02:46:38,492 --> 02:46:44,372
to the one who kills Hector's murderer,
even if it is the lowliest of my people!"

478
02:47:41,932 --> 02:47:44,412
"Then I have no choice."

479
02:47:56,532 --> 02:48:02,382
"Light Hector's funeral pyre,
and let the flames call Achilles!"

480
02:48:49,092 --> 02:48:52,412
"The fire of Hector's funeral pyre
calls to you!"

481
02:49:28,692 --> 02:49:34,702
"I don't trust the Trojans.
Let me defend you with my arms."

482
02:50:27,652 --> 02:50:31,702
"Paris, for the sake of our love,
do not shoot!"

483
02:51:50,092 --> 02:51:56,622
"Whoever shoots down Hector's murderer
shall have Helen as a prize."

484
02:52:02,172 --> 02:52:05,542
"Throw me the wreath, Helen!"

485
02:52:30,932 --> 02:52:34,622
"A poor shot,
only my heel has been hit!"

486
02:53:09,852 --> 02:53:13,462
"Treachery! The arrow is poisoned!"

487
02:53:50,772 --> 02:53:56,342
"Helen has betrayed Achilles.
Take this sword and swear revenge!"

488
02:54:15,492 --> 02:54:19,822
"Helen, I would have lost you
if it weren't for that deed."

489
02:54:25,572 --> 02:54:31,222
"Paris, with that cowardly shot,
you have killed my love forever."

490
02:54:47,532 --> 02:54:51,622
"Hector has been avenged!
Paris has killed Achilles."

491
02:55:27,732 --> 02:55:30,022
"Hector, we will follow you!"

492
02:56:07,972 --> 02:56:11,862
"Priam, your cruelty will be punished.

493
02:56:12,052 --> 02:56:15,852
Remember
what the seer Aesacus said."

494
02:56:33,052 --> 02:56:36,062
"That was the death sentence
you pronounced for Paris.

495
02:56:36,252 --> 02:56:40,742
To save Troy, this time I will succeed in
sacrificing Paris to the gods.”

496
02:56:46,812 --> 02:56:51,062
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
End of Act Four

497
02:56:51,252 --> 02:56:54,702
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
Act Five

498
02:56:54,892 --> 02:56:58,012
After the treacherous murder of Achilles,

499
02:56:58,012 --> 02:56:58,582
After the treacherous murder of Achilles,

500
02:56:58,772 --> 02:57:03,022
the Greeks decided
to capture Troy with a trick.

501
02:57:21,892 --> 02:57:28,252
According to a plan hatched by Ulysses,
they built a huge wooden horse,

502
02:57:28,452 --> 02:57:33,902
in whose hollow belly
the noblest of Greek heroes could hide.

503
02:57:43,332 --> 02:57:47,222
"Why do you hesitate?
The hour of revenge is upon us!

504
02:57:47,412 --> 02:57:52,582
Remember the infamous treachery
when you stand in front of your wife!"

505
02:58:14,132 --> 02:58:18,772
"Sinon, you stay back
and do as you were told."

506
02:58:37,012 --> 02:58:43,422
In the shadow of night, the Greek fleet
withdrew behind a nearby promontory.

507
02:59:10,612 --> 02:59:15,332
King Priam
was tormented by terrible dreams.

508
03:01:14,132 --> 03:01:18,742
Paris languished in despair in the dungeon.

509
03:02:58,852 --> 03:03:02,982
"I came only at the behest
of your pleading mother,

510
03:03:03,172 --> 03:03:05,492
to bring you food and drink."

511
03:03:38,532 --> 03:03:42,142
"Why do you appeal to my love,
Queen Hecuba?

512
03:03:42,332 --> 03:03:46,182
My love for Paris is long dead."

513
03:04:15,612 --> 03:04:21,342
"Helen, I will kill myself
if you leave me in my final hour."

514
03:04:59,892 --> 03:05:01,702
"Leave us alone!"

515
03:05:50,412 --> 03:05:55,052
At dawn
the Trojans discovered the wooden horse,

516
03:05:55,252 --> 03:05:59,622
while King Priam
wandered through his chambers in a daze.

517
03:08:08,372 --> 03:08:11,772
"King Priam, you wander about,
lacking sleep,

518
03:08:11,972 --> 03:08:15,902
because you are afraid
to let your last child die."

519
03:08:36,372 --> 03:08:41,982
"Ye gods, for the second time
I offer my child Paris as a sacrifice,

520
03:08:42,172 --> 03:08:44,382
if you show mercy on Troy."

521
03:08:53,612 --> 03:09:00,262
"I have seen all my children die.
Please leave me my last son!"

522
03:09:10,412 --> 03:09:13,302
"I would even sacrifice Queen Helen,

523
03:09:13,492 --> 03:09:17,422
if only you have mercy
on the sacred city of Troy."

524
03:09:29,252 --> 03:09:32,222
"Victory! The Greeks have withdrawn!

525
03:09:32,412 --> 03:09:38,262
Only an enormous wooden horse
towers over their burning battlements."

526
03:09:52,652 --> 03:09:59,302
"Athena, the old guardian goddess of Troy,
you have answered my prayers!

527
03:09:59,492 --> 03:10:02,222
Now Paris and Helen must die!"

528
03:10:38,092 --> 03:10:43,862
"A captive Greek named Sinon claims
that the horse is an offering to Athena,

529
03:10:44,052 --> 03:10:49,142
meant to ensure the return of the Greek ships.
What should we do?"

530
03:11:10,052 --> 03:11:14,222
"I killed Aesacus,
the seer of the goddess Athena,

531
03:11:14,412 --> 03:11:18,212
in order to avert doom
from the city of Troy."

532
03:11:42,852 --> 03:11:46,022
"Bring to my palace the sacred horse,

533
03:11:46,212 --> 03:11:50,622
which Athena has sent
as an eternal reminder of my guilt."

534
03:12:54,692 --> 03:12:59,022
"By verdict of the King,
you shall be put to death."

535
03:13:14,572 --> 03:13:19,532
"I declare myself guilty, and am ready
to atone for my guilt with my death."

536
03:13:38,332 --> 03:13:43,212
"Helen, if I cannot live with you,
it will be my greatest joy

537
03:13:43,412 --> 03:13:45,462
to die together with you."

538
03:14:07,332 --> 03:14:12,372
To loud cheers, the horse was pulled
before the walls of Troy.

539
03:15:19,932 --> 03:15:25,892
"If the stones of Troy won't give me victory,
tear down the gate!"

540
03:15:40,972 --> 03:15:46,422
"They have torn down the gate
and brought the horse into the city!"

541
03:16:35,772 --> 03:16:38,822
"The trick has worked, Ulysses!"

542
03:16:42,372 --> 03:16:46,262
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
End of Act Five

543
03:16:46,452 --> 03:16:49,622
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
Act Six

544
03:16:49,852 --> 03:16:53,332
The night of victory and death...

545
03:17:04,492 --> 03:17:07,892
A poisoned chalice for Paris and Helen.

546
03:17:47,052 --> 03:17:51,542
"Bring Paris and Helen
to the Palladium of Athena!

547
03:17:51,732 --> 03:17:58,502
Let them pray for the fortunes of the city,
for which they must die at sunrise."

548
03:19:26,812 --> 03:19:31,982
"Flee, my son! The whole city is drunk.
The gate has been torn down.

549
03:19:32,172 --> 03:19:33,332
Flee!"

550
03:20:03,932 --> 03:20:08,892
"You flee alone, Paris.
I am ready for atonement through death."

551
03:20:25,452 --> 03:20:28,902
"Then, Mother, I too wish to die!"

552
03:21:02,492 --> 03:21:04,892
"In pain and sorrow
I beg you.

553
03:21:05,092 --> 03:21:09,502
Remember that I was once
a mother of vibrant children!

554
03:21:09,692 --> 03:21:12,502
Leave me the last child,
my Paris."

555
03:21:57,372 --> 03:22:02,542
In the palace, an exuberant
victory celebration was held,

556
03:22:02,732 --> 03:22:05,902
while a Trojan soldier
guarded the sacred horse.

557
03:23:11,972 --> 03:23:14,902
"Do not betray Menelaus!"

558
03:23:58,972 --> 03:24:01,622
"Kill me, Menelaus!"

559
03:24:35,572 --> 03:24:38,582
"The second arrow is for Helen!"

560
03:24:46,852 --> 03:24:51,342
"Spare Helen! She was never guilty,
she loves only you!"

561
03:25:34,972 --> 03:25:39,502
"What prophecies?
What did the seer predict?

562
03:25:39,692 --> 03:25:45,062
Where is the demise of Troy I was to see?
Answer me, seer Aesacus!"

563
03:26:33,012 --> 03:26:35,382
"See what is written in flames:

564
03:26:35,572 --> 03:26:38,542
In death you shall see
the downfall of your kingdom!"

565
03:26:47,132 --> 03:26:49,782
"The tombs are opening!"

566
03:26:53,052 --> 03:26:54,502
"Look!"

567
03:27:02,852 --> 03:27:05,332
"Away! Away with you!"

568
03:27:48,772 --> 03:27:52,862
"They are giving the signal in Troy!
To battle!"

569
03:28:32,532 --> 03:28:36,502
With his sword, Menelaus entered the palace

570
03:28:36,692 --> 03:28:39,542
and gave Paris the deadly blow.

571
03:29:59,692 --> 03:30:04,652
"You killed my beloved,
you demanded inhuman things of me,

572
03:30:04,852 --> 03:30:07,502
and since I was not divine,

573
03:30:07,692 --> 03:30:13,462
you pursued me with your hatred.
This is now the answer of the gods!"

574
03:30:59,052 --> 03:31:03,382
"Curse upon you, Athena,
you deceitful goddess!"

575
03:32:26,652 --> 03:32:31,142
Aphrodite had created the face of Helen
with such beauty

576
03:32:31,332 --> 03:32:36,502
that in the heart of Menelaus,
suddenly the old love reawakened.

577
03:34:22,612 --> 03:34:27,102
"Now I know that no blame
falls upon my wife!"

578
03:34:29,852 --> 03:34:32,382
"Let the past be forgotten."

579
03:34:56,332 --> 03:35:00,822
The next morning the Greeks brought
their loot to their ships

580
03:35:01,012 --> 03:35:04,142
under the eyes of Menelaus and Agamemnon.

581
03:35:57,732 --> 03:36:03,422
When the captive Trojan women saw Helen
standing by King Menelaus,

582
03:36:03,612 --> 03:36:06,622
they wanted to throw stones at her.

583
03:36:09,852 --> 03:36:14,222
"If anyone deserves to be stoned,
it is me!

584
03:36:14,412 --> 03:36:17,812
For I, Menelaus, challenged fate,

585
03:36:18,012 --> 03:36:24,702
thus bringing suffering upon us all,
but most of all upon Helen!"

586
03:36:31,132 --> 03:36:34,502
"Hail to the Queen of Sparta!"

587
03:36:41,692 --> 03:36:44,822
THE DESTRUCTION OF TROY
The End

588
03:36:47,492 --> 03:36:50,262
Restoration and backup
FILM MUSEUM MUNICH

589
03:36:50,452 --> 03:36:52,982
Reconstruction
STEFAN DRÖSSLER

590
03:36:53,172 --> 03:36:56,222
Collaboration: ANDREA KIRCHHARTZ,
GERHARD ULLMANN, KLAUS VOLKMER

591
03:36:56,412 --> 03:36:58,862
Graphics
HEINER GASSEN

592
03:36:59,052 --> 03:37:02,022
Suppliers:

593
03:37:12,612 --> 03:37:16,462
Digital scans
ALPHA-OMEGA, DIGITAL Munich

594
03:37:19,212 --> 03:37:21,782
Digital processing
CHRISTIAN KETELS, STEFAN WIMMER

595
03:37:21,972 --> 03:37:25,102
Music
JOACHIM BÄRENZ, CHRISTIAN RODERBURG

596
03:37:25,292 --> 03:37:28,742
Recording and sound editing
GÜNTHER BITTMANN, TOBIAS DRESSEL