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.

Bettany Hughes is an historian, broadcaster, and author of Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore (Pimlico 2013). Here, she writes about the myth of Helen as explored through the ages ...

Pretending to be exhausted, they are rescued by Paris and Helen and taken to the palace ... who will be kidnapped by Paris and taken to Troy. When he reaches the palace of Ulysses, which ...