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Article: The battle for the truth of Troy; Love and war, Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, a face to launch 1,000 ships - this summer's blockbuster has the lot. But just how far did Troy's original scriptwriter - Greek poet Homer - play with the facts? TV historian MICHAEL WOOD unearths a gripping story.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- May 8, 2004
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Byline: MICHAEL WOOD
Swords and sandals are about to burst across our cinema screens over the next year, with a biopic of Alexander the Great, the remake of The 300 Spartans, and no fewer than four films currently in production that will tell the story of Boudicca. But first there is Troy. My Hollywood spies tell me that scripts based on the story of the Trojan war have been circulating around Tinseltown for yonks. No surprise there. It is a tale made for Hollywood - Gladiator meets Band Of Brothers with a dash of Titanic thrown in for good measure.
The tale of Troy has gripped us for 3,000 years. Do you remember that vintage Dr Who episode, in which the ...
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