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Hector: You speak of war as if it's a game. But how many wives wait at Troy's gates for husbands they'll never see again?
Achilles: Perhaps your brother can comfort them. I hear he's good at charming other men's wives.
Mistakes
More than once the sun is seen rising over the sea. But the sun rises in the east and the sea around Troy is in the north and west, not in the east. See more...
Trivia
Due to the political situation in Iraq, the location for scale shots was moved from Morocco to Mexico, an ideal alternate choice with its broad beach, however, the rushed decision presented some obstacles. Coastal Mexico is an endangered turtle habitat, so to be granted permission to set up the Greek encampment and build boats on the large stretch of beach the film crew implemented their own turtle incubation nursery, thus releasing a multitude of turtles while on location in Mexico! They also did not have an accurate idea of the physical conditions of that particular beach. As it turned out that beach was very erratic and one morning about 100 feet of beach had washed away overnight, leaving Greek ships teetering precariously on the edge of the bank with the missing sand. See more...
Troy (2004)
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole, Saffron Burrows, Sean Bean (add more)
Genres: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Please note: This film is loosely based on the Iliad, not a direct copy. As such, any book/film differences aren't valid. If you're interested in the "facts" of the story, such as they are, check them at the Wikipedia. Troy movie mistakes
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