Helena is a 1924 German epic silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück. The film was based on the poem the Iliad by Homer. It was released in two separate parts: The Rape of Helen and The Fall of Troy. It was produced by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios in Munich. The film was made on an epic scale with thousands of extras, and large sets which rivalled those of the larger Berlin-based UFA. For many years the film was considered partially lost until it was reconstructed from a version found in Swiss archives. The film has been described as Noa's "masterpiece," although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.
Cast
Edy Darclea as Helena
Vladimir Gajdarov as Paris
Albert Steinrück as Priamos
Adele Sandrock as Hekabe
Carl de Vogt as Hektor
Friedrich Ulmer as Menelaos
Carlo Aldini as Achille
Carl Lamac as Patroklos
Karl Wüstenhagen as Agamemnon
Hanna Ralph as Andromache
Albert Bassermann as Aisakos
Ferdinand Martini as Agelaos
Rudolf Meinhard-Jünger as Tersites
Otto Kronburger as Ulises
References
Bibliography
Schildgen, Rachel A. More Than A Dream: Rediscovering the Life and Films of Vilma Banky. 1921 PVG Publishing, 2010. Winkler, Martin M (ed.). Troy: From Homer's Iliad to Hollywood Epic. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.