Troilus & Cressida (1981): Cast
Troilus & Cressida is a 1981 drama directed by Jonathan Miller, starring Suzanne Burden as Cressida, Anton Lesser and Peter Walmsley. It runs 3 hours 10 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 10m (190 min)
- Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Troilus & Cressida About?
The premise of Troilus & Cressida without spoilers.
The protracted Trojan War saps morale; the Greeks fault Achilles’ indifference while Troy’s champion Hector seeks a one‑on‑one duel with an enemy. When Cressida’s father trades her for a captured Trojan, the conflict turns intimate for her grieving lover, Troilus.
Troilus & Cressida Themes & Keywords
· 22 tags- paris of troy character
- agamemnon character
- achilles character
- deiphobus of troy character
- patroclus character
- troy
- hector of troy character
- troilus of troy character
- helen of troy character
- ulysses character
- diomedes character
- cassandra character
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- andromache character
- cressida character
- trojan war
- priam character
- ajax character
- menelaus character
- resentment toward lover
- shakespeare's troilus and cressida
- based on play
- character name in title
Troilus & Cressida Cast & Characters
Suzanne Burden leads the cast as Cressida, with Anton Lesser as Troilus and Peter Walmsley as Servant to Troilus. Directed by Jonathan Miller; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jonathan Miller
- Suzanne Burden as Cressida
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Anton Lesser as Troilus - Peter Walmsley as Servant to Troilus
- Kenneth Haigh as Achilles
Also Starring in Troilus & Cressida
· 21 more- John Shrapnel Hector
- Esmond Knight Priam
- Vernon Dobtcheff Agamemnon
- Charles Gray Pandarus
- Benjamin Whitrow Ulysses
- Geoffrey Chater Nestor
- Tony Steedman Aeneas
- Merelina Kendall Andromache
- Max Harvey Alexander
- Ann Pennington Helen
- David Firth Paris
- Anthony Pedley Ajax
- Jack Birkett Thersites
- Bernard Brown Menelaus
- Paul Moriarty Diomedes
- Simon Cutter Patrocles
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- David Kinsey Servant to Paris
- Peter Whitbread Calchas
- Elayne Sharling Cassandra
- Tony Portacio Helenus
- Peter J. Cassell Deiphobus
More from Jonathan Miller
More films directed by Jonathan Miller: Le Nozze di Figaro, Candide, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and Prisoner of Consciousness.
Troilus & Cressida Also Known As
Also known as “トロイラスとクレシダ”.
- Also known as
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- トロイラスとクレシダ
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Troilus & Cressida FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Troilus & Cressida, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Troilus & Cressida?
Troilus & Cressida runs 3 hours 10 minutes (190 minutes).
When was Troilus & Cressida released?
Troilus & Cressida was released on November 7, 1981.
Who directed Troilus & Cressida?
Troilus & Cressida was directed by Jonathan Miller.
More films by Jonathan Miller Who is in the cast of Troilus & Cressida?
Troilus & Cressida stars Suzanne Burden as Cressida, Anton Lesser as Troilus and Peter Walmsley as Servant to Troilus, among 25 credited actors.
Does Troilus & Cressida have a post-credit scene?
No. Troilus & Cressida has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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