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Brad Pitt signed autographs for a sea of fans outside the cinema in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin.

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He also posed on the red carpet with the film's director Wolfgang Petersen, best known for the acclaimed German film, Das Boot.

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Australian actress Rose Byrne, 24, plays the Trojan Briseis, Pitt's love interest in the epic film.

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Petersen also posed with two other stars of the film. Diane Kruger, who plays Helen, and Hulk star Eric Bana, who plays the Trojan warrior, Hector.

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British actor Sean Bean, who stars in the film as Odysseus, took part in a press conference before the premiere.