Troy Page #16

93 EXT. WALLS OF TROY - CONTINUOUS 93

The citizens seem shocked that their prince and hero would

flee before a Greek assailant. They look at each other

and whisper, glancing at Priam, curious to see his

reaction.

PRIAM:

(to himself)

Fight him, son. Fight him.

Helen stares at the battlefield, her face unreadable.

94 EXT. BATTLEFIELD - CONTINUOUS 94

Paris runs to Hector, gasping for breath, the blood

pouring down his face and leg. He falls to his knees

before his older brother. Hector stares at Paris and then

at Menelaus, who has stopped seven feet from the princes.

MENELAUS:

Fight me, you coward! Fight me!

Paris, unable to look at either man or speak, trembles by

his brother's side. Hector, completely at a loss, lays

his hand on Paris's head.

MENELAUS:

We have a pact. Fight!

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94A EXT. GREEK LINES 94A

AGAMEMNON signals for the DRIVER of his chariot.

AGAMEMNON:

The Trojans have violated the

agreement. We march.

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87.

94A CONTINUED:
94A

The driver nods. Agamemnon hops onto the chariot and they

ride toward the army to deliver the orders.

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94B EXT. BATTLEFIELD 94B

HECTOR looks from his brother to the enraged Menelaus.

MENELAUS:

This is not honor. This is not

worthy of royalty.

Hector looks at his brother but Paris is not looking at

anybody. He gasps for breath, the blood streaming from

his wounds. Hector glances at the Greek army, then back

to Paris.

MENELAUS:

If he doesn't fight, Troy is

doomed.

HECTOR:

Paris.

Paris shakes his head, blood dripping from his nose.

PARIS:

No. No.

HECTOR:

(to Menelaus)

The fight is over.

MENELAUS:

The fight is not over. Stand back,

Prince Hector.

Hector stares at the king, judging his intentions.

MENELAUS:

I'll kill him at your feet. I

don't care.

HECTOR:

He's my brother.

Menelaus charges, sword raised overhead. In one motion

Hector draws his own sword and plunges the point through

Menelaus's breastplate. Menelaus's momentum carries him

forward, until his breastplate touches the hilt of

Hector's sword.

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88.

94B CONTINUED:
94B

Menelaus, eyes wide open, stares down at the blood which

now begins rushing down his armor. He looks up at Hector.

Hector pulls his blade out. Menelaus falls to the ground.

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94C EXT. GREEK LINES 94C

AGAMEMNON standing on his chariot in front of his army,

sees his brother fall. For a moment the vast field is

silent.

Agamemnon SHOUTS. A wordless cry of rage, echoing from

the Greek lines to the walls of Troy. He points toward

Hector.

The entire Greek army surges forward. Hollering with a

collective violence powerful enough to make the ground

tremble, fifty thousand soldiers charge at Hector.

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94D EXT. BATTLEFIELD 94D

sees them coming. The ground he stands on trembles with

the concussive force of Greek feet and horses' hooves.

HECTOR:

Paris.

Paris still seems to be in a state of shock.

HECTOR:

Get up. Get up!

The avalanche of Greek infantry is getting closer. Paris

finally gets to his feet but runs in the wrong direction,

toward the Greeks.

HECTOR:

Paris!

What seems to be a sprint to suicide turns out to be

something different: Paris grabs the fallen sword of Troy

from the ground, dangerously close to the charging Greeks.

He turns and dashes back to Hector. The princes mount.

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89.

94D CONTINUED:
94D

The Greeks are almost upon them. Brandishing their spears

and screaming their war cries, all of them vie for the

glory of felling the Trojan princes.

The closest Greeks launch their spears. One whistles by

Hector's ear. He spurs his horse. The princes gallop

toward the city.

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94E EXT. GREEK LINES 94E

ODYSSEUS watches this chase with trepidation.

ODYSSEUS:

Our men are too close to the walls.

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94F EXT. WALLS OF TROY - BELOW 94F

GLAUCUS the Trojan general, sees that the princes have

gained some distance from their pursuers. He calls to an

OFFICER standing on the city wall.

GLAUCUS:

ARCHERS!

95 EXT. BLUFF - CONTINUOUS 95

Patroclus turns and sees Achilles, standing on a high rock

behind the other Myrmidons. We don't know how long

Achilles has been watching the battle.

ACHILLES:

Pull back, you fool.

96 EXT. BATTLEFIELD - CONTINUOUS 96

The Greek army continues to charge at full speed.

One thousand TROJAN ARCHERS notch their arrows and pull

back their catgut strings.

GLAUCUS:

Now!

One thousand bronze-tipped arrows soar into the air, a

deadly swarm of hornets that rises toward the clouds

before descending on the charging Greeks.

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90.

96 CONTINUED:
96

Hundreds of Greeks fall. The Trojan archers let loose

another swarm of arrows. The arrows fall with a great

HISS. Many find their mark, biting into the throats and

faces of the Greeks.

The Greek army, so overwhelming seconds ago, is now struck

with chaos. The men in the front turn back, realizing

they've become targets, while the men in back still push

forward. In this confusion of foot traffic the arrows

continue to fall, a rainstorm of bronze.

Agamemnon, standing on his chariot in the middle of his

frenzied troops, tries to maintain order, but his shouts

go unheard above the general roar.

The driver of his chariot falls, an arrow through his

neck.

Agamemnon grabs the reins and tries to steer the chariot,

but so many men are running about, so many bodies litter

the ground, that maneuvering is extremely difficult.

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96A EXT. WALLS OF TROY 96A

HECTOR AND PARIS have reached the city walls, where

Glaucus and the army wait for them. Hector grabs Paris's

arm.

HECTOR:

Get inside the city.

He slaps Paris's horse. Paris, head bowed, rides away.

Hector turns to his army. He shouts to them at the top of

his lungs.

HECTOR:

The commander of the Greeks wants

the Trojan army to fight for him!

The Trojan mood becomes more and more bellicose.

HECTOR:

Would any man here like to fight

for Agamemnon?

TROJANS:

NO!

Hector raises his sword and points it at the Greeks, who

retreat from the arrow fusillade in disarray.

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91.

96A CONTINUED:
96A

HECTOR:

For Troy!

TROJANS:

TROY!

The Trojans charge. Hector, on horseback, reaches the

Greeks first. His sword cuts down everyone within reach.

The Trojan infantry attacks the Greeks, whose line has

been broken by the rain of arrows. The Trojans take

advantage of their enemies' panic. Hector's plan has

succeeded.

97 EXT. BLUFF - CONTINUOUS 97

Achilles is unable to stand still. His fingers twitch as

he watches the battle; he paces back and forth and curses.

Patroclus and the Myrmidons avoid looking at their leader.

ACHILLES:

Get them in line... get them in

line...

98 EXT. BATTLEFIELD - CONTINUOUS 98

Odysseus, meanwhile, works to reorganize the troops.

ODYSSEUS:

Selepius! Bring your men back into

line!

Ajax, standing nearby, sees Hector chopping his way

through the Greeks. Ajax runs at Hector.

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