
Troilus & Cressida
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.
Top Cast


Charles Gray
Charles Gray
Pandarus
Charles Gray
Pandarus


Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser
Troilus
Anton Lesser
Troilus


Tony Steedman
Tony Steedman
Aeneas
Tony Steedman
Aeneas
Suzanne Burden
Suzanne Burden
Cressida
Suzanne Burden
Cressida
Max Harvey
Max Harvey
Alexander
Max Harvey
Alexander
Peter Walmsley
Peter Walmsley
Servant to Troilus
Peter Walmsley
Servant to Troilus


Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
Agamemnon
Vernon Dobtcheff
Agamemnon


Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater
Nestor
Geoffrey Chater
Nestor


Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow
Ulysses
Benjamin Whitrow
Ulysses
Bernard Brown
Bernard Brown
Menelaus
Bernard Brown
Menelaus
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