The 2004 epic war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and inspired by Homer’s Iliad is Troy.
Brad Pitt stars as Achilles, with Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, and Diane Kruger as Helen. The story dramatizes the Trojan War, including the Greek invasion of Troy, the duel between Achilles and Hector, and the conflict surrounding Helen’s relationship with Paris.
The film is based primarily on the Iliad, but it also incorporates characters and events from other Greek mythological traditions. It omits or changes several famous elements: the gods play little direct role, and the Trojan Horse appears near the end rather than being described in the same way as in later versions of the legend.
Troy was filmed in locations including Malta, Mexico, and England. It was released in 2004 and became a major international box-office success, although historians and classicists generally treat it as myth-inspired entertainment rather than a literal historical account.