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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Andrei Konchalovsky (teleplay) &
Chris Solimine (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 May 1997 (USA) more
Plot:
This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(27 articles)
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Coherent adaptation of the epic poem more (57 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Armand Assante | ... | Odysseus | |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Penelope | |
| Isabella Rossellini | ... | Athena | |
| Bernadette Peters | ... | Circe | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Eurymachus | |
| Irene Papas | ... | Anticleia | |
| Jeroen Krabbé | ... | King Alcinous (as Jeroen Krabbe) | |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Eurycleia | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Tiresias | |
| Vanessa Williams | ... | Calypso | |
| Nicholas Clay | ... | Menelaus | |
| Adoni Anastassopoulos | ... | Perimedes (as Adoni Anastasse) | |
| Paloma Baeza | ... | Melanthe | |
| Ron Cook | ... | Eurybates | |
| Reid Asato | ... | Cyclops |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Die Abenteuer des Odysseus (Germany)
Homer's Odyssey
L'odissea (Italy)
Odysseia (Greece)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sensuality.
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Runtime:
176 min (2 parts)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | UK:12 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Singapore:PG
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Crew or equipment visible: As the soldiers run down the hill as Odysseus yells "Fight, fight, fight!", one can briefly see a crew member with a blue shirt and black sunglasses standing behind them. more
Quotes:
Cyclops:
What is it?
Odysseus:
It's wine, that's the drink of the gods. Here. Try.
Cyclops:
I like it. Another. What is your name?
Odysseus:
My name?
Polites:
He is the lord of
[is silenced before he can reveal Odysseus's identity]
Odysseus:
My name is Nobody. No body.
Cyclops:
Alright Nobody, in the morning you will tell me more secrets after I eat.
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Movie Connections:
Version of O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) more
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Having been forced to read The Odyssey several times throughout school in clunky and stale translations, it was very refreshing to see the story brought to life like an action movie. I don't want to sound shallow by emphasizing that aspect of the epic because I do understand and appreciate the subtler nuances and motifs of Homer's poem. However, to take it out of the classroom and turn it into a popcorn movie does not do it injustice. In fact, it gave me a better appreciation of the story and a shot in the arm to give the print version another try. Which I did. And I really enjoyed it this time. Probably the fact that I didn't have an essay assignment breathing down my neck on my last reading helped immeasurably.
Anywho, I think Armand Assante was an inspired choice for Ulysses and the supporting cast was very well-chosen too, especially Greta Scacchi and Nicholas Clay. The Scylla/Charibdis and Hydra segments were the most thrilling. Perhaps the FX weren't always top-notch, but this is TV, folks. It definitely had a storybook feel to it with the bright colors and understandable dialogue. Now, if they will only make a TV miniseries of The Iliad......