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The Odyssey

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19971997
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
15K
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The Odyssey (1997)
The Odyssey
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AdventureDramaFantasy
Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,271
475
  • Stars
    • Armand Assante
    • Greta Scacchi
    • Isabella Rossellini
  • Stars
    • Armand Assante
    • Greta Scacchi
    • Isabella Rossellini
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    • 88User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys

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    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Odysseus
    Greta Scacchi
    Greta Scacchi
    • Penelope
    Isabella Rossellini
    Isabella Rossellini
    • Athena
    Bernadette Peters
    Bernadette Peters
    • Circe
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • Eurymachus
    Irene Papas
    Irene Papas
    • Anticleia
    Jeroen Krabbé
    Jeroen Krabbé
    • King Alcinous
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Eurycleia
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Tiresias
    Vanessa Williams
    Vanessa Williams
    • Calypso
    Nicholas Clay
    Nicholas Clay
    • Menelaus
    Adoni Anastassopoulos
    • Perimedes
    Paloma Baeza
    Paloma Baeza
    • Melanthe
    Ron Cook
    Ron Cook
    • Eurybates
    Reid Asato
    • Cyclops
    Mark Hill
    • Orsilicus
    Pat Kelman
    Pat Kelman
    • Elatus
    Vincenzo Nicoli
    Vincenzo Nicoli
    • Antinous
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    • Trivia
      Odysseus' protector is the goddess Athena. He angers the god Poseidon. Athena and Poseidon are longtime rivals in mythology, having fought over the patronage of the city-state that would be known as Athens (so, clearly, Athena won that battle).
    • Goofs
      As Odysseus scales the mountain to see Circe, Hermes feeds him grass to protect him from her spells. When Odysseus first opens his mouth to eat the grass, you can tell that his mouth is already stained green from eating grass, presumably from an earlier take.
    • Quotes

      Athena: The gods cannot do for man what man must do for himself.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997)

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    8/10
    The old boys are doing well
    I am a big fan of fantasy movies and more if it concerns mythologic episodes. Next to Jason and the Argonauts we also have the Odyssey which is according to me a wonderful movie. Homerus classical epos about Odysseus and the movements after the fall of Troy have been filmed in a magnificent way in the Odyssey. The gods make Odysseus and his men to puppets in a game. They push them to make long trips which delay their trip with years and bring them in conflict with Circe, the cyclope and Poseidon. Finally Odysseus even enters the underworld. In the meanwhile the wife of Odysseus, Penelope must get the men away from her, who want to have the properties of Odysseus. They think that he is dead, but with the help Athens he continues searching his way home. This movie receives from me a 8 out of 10 because it is an enjoyable movie which also gives you some history lessons, so 2 flies in 1 hit, a good movie and education. Well done !!!!!!!!!!!
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    • mijann1972
    • Oct 5, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 18, 1997 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Italy
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Turkey
      • South Africa
      • English
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      • Malta
    • Production companies
      • American Zoetrope
      • Beta Film
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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    • 2 hours 56 minutes
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