her seal on a royal divorce. Menelaus may now join Läspia and make her the new queen of Arcadia. Cast Eva Dahlbeck - Helena, a Trojan princess Max Hansen - Menelaus, King of Arkadia Per Grundén - Paris Åke Söderblom - Hercules, a Roman Secret Service agent Elisaveta von Gersdorff Oxenstierna/Elisaveta - Läspia, a fashion guru Stig Järrel - Hector, the Trojan ambassador Carl-Gunnar Wingård - Calchas, Prime Minister of Arkadia Åke Claesson - Marcellus, Roman ambassador John Botvid - Caro, footman of Menelaus Sigge Fürst - Waiter in the House of Delights Arne Wirén - Achilles, the Arkadian commander Keve Hjelm - Lager Myrten, a fifth columnist Olav Riégo - Leader of battle Viveka Linder - Eris, a fairy Ullacarin Rydén – the Goddess Minerva Critical assessment Following Max Hansen's major success in Offenbach's La Belle Hélène in Stockholm, Anders Sandrew laid out a substantial sum to get the operetta star into his studio. However, the way that the plot became a political farce – depicting emerging East-West relations – was not to the taste of Stockholm newspaper critics. One of them (Gunnar Oldin) went so far as to claim that the film had become "a mixture of Offenbach and the Soviet defector Kravchenko". Eva Dahlbeck's role was compared to the lead in the 1939 film Ninotchka, and others complained about the excessive number of "...gags, anachronisms and whimsy". Communist MP and editor of the 'New Day' paper, Gustav Johansson claimed that "old Offenbach has been mobilized in America's cold war against the peace movement". The female critic 'Lill' in the 'Svenska Dagbladet' was happier with the film's mixture of operetta action and political satire, with its many witty and elegant moments and a seamless flow of song numbers. References External links 1951 films Swedish black-and-white films Swedish satirical films 1951 musical comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films set in ancient Greece Cultural depictions of Helen of Troy Trojan War films Films directed by Gustaf Edgren Films based on operettas Political satire films Swedish political satire Cold War films Swedish musical comedy films 1950s Swedish films