The Trojan Horse
Directed by	Giorgio Ferroni
Screenplay by	Giorgio Ferroni Ugo Liberatore Giorgio Stegani Federico Zardi[1]
Produced by	Giampaolo Bigazzi[1]
Starring	Steve Reeves Juliette Mayniel John Drew Barrymore Edy Vessel
Cinematography	Reno Filippini
Edited by	Antonietta Zita
Music by	Mario Amonini Giovanni Fusco[1]
Production companies	Europa Cinematografica Compangnie Inustrielle Commerciale Cinematographique Les Films Modernes Lovcen Film[1]
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	26 October 1961 (1961-10-26) (Italy)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	Italy France Yugoslavia[1]
Language	Italian

The Trojan Horse (Italian: La guerra di Troia) is a 1961 Italian peplum film set in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. The film focuses primarily on the exploits of the Trojan hero Aeneas during this time. The film was directed by Giorgio Ferroni and stars Steve Reeves as Aeneas and John Drew Barrymore as Odysseus.

In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.^[2]

Cast

Production

The battle scenes were shot in Yugoslavia.^[3]

Release

The Trojan Horse was released in Italy on 26 October 1961 with a 115-minute running time.^[1] It was released in July 1962 in the United States with a 105-minute running time.^[1]