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After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his... See more »

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Telemachus
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Penelope
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Odysseus
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Eumaes
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Melanthius
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Polybus
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Antinous
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Dulicheus
Wael Habib ...
Aristratos
Paolo de Candia ...
Ctesippus
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Amphimedon (as Francesco Bianchi)
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Eurymachus
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Eurydamus
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Eurynomous (as Alberto Malanchino)
Nicholas Retrivi ...
Elenus
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Euryades
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Indius
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Stratios
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Melantho
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Eurycleia
Hans Kodi Kode ...
Look Out
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Pisander
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Elatus
Alexios Achilleas Mandes ...
Drowning Man Boat
Chris Kourtellas ...
Fisherman
Triantafyllos Omiridis ...
Fisherman
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Philetius
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Hippotas
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Laertes
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Laerte's Nurse (as Evri Sofroniadou)
Anastasia Ntinou ...
Farm Girl
Dimitris Serfas ...
Young Farmer
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Asteris (as Haniehsadat Karandish)
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Imphinomous
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Thoas
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Leodes
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Leocritus
Pietro Pasqualetti ...
Agenor
Bruno Cassandra ...
Promachus
Adel Ahmed ...
Agelaus
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Irus
Raul Eduardo Salzano ...
Paralos (as Raul Zalzano)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Handrinou Ileana ...
Poor girl (uncredited)
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Old Woman (uncredited)
Nicolas Exequiel Retrivi Mora ...
Elenus (uncredited)
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Directed by

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Uberto Pasolini

Written by

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John Collee ... (screenplay) &
Edward Bond ... (screenplay) &
Uberto Pasolini ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Samantha Antonnicola ... delegate producer: Rai Cinema (as Samanta Antonnicola)
Vivien Aslanian ... co-producer
James Clayton ... producer
Paolo Del Brocco ... producer: for Rai Cinema
Ralph Fiennes ... executive producer
Chiara Grassi ... associate producer
Ceri Hughes ... co-producer
Giorgos Karnavas ... executive producer
Andrew Karpen ... executive producer
Keith Kehoe ... executive producer
Miranda King ... associate producer
Konstantinos Kontovrakis ... producer
Romain Le Grand ... co-producer
Christina Liapi ... assistant producer: Heretic
Stéphane Moatti ... co-producer
Marco Pacchioni ... co-producer
Uberto Pasolini ... producer
Federico Pedroni ... delegate producer: Rai Cinema
Torsten Poeck ... executive producer
Guendalina Ponti ... associate producer (as Guendalina Pontio)
Kent Sanderson ... executive producer
Nicolas Sandler ... executive producer
Roberto Sessa ... producer
Kostas Sfakianakis ... line producer: prep Greece
Guido Simonetti ... line producer
Iokasti Tarnanidi ... assistant producer: Heretic
Linda Vianello ... associate producer
Pierre Wallon ... line producer: Greece

Music by

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Rachel Portman

Cinematography by

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Marius Panduru ... director of photography

Editing by

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David Charap

Editorial Department

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Simona Bonfiglio ... finishing
Silvia Favro ... assistant editor
Andrea Orsini ... colorist

Casting By

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Sofia Dimopoulou
Susie Figgis
Kirsty Kinnear
Alessandro Loffredi

Production Design by

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Giuliano Pannuti

Art Direction by

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Dimitris Ziakas

Set Decoration by

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Francesca Bottaro
Matteo Mattei ... (Chief Painter)

Costume Design by

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Sergio Ballo

Makeup Department

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Dimitris Apostolidis ... assistant hair stylist: Greece
Angeliki Armeni ... assistant makeup artist: Greece, dailies
Chiara Bartoli ... prosthetic designer
Silvia Bezzecchi ... makeup artist
Manuela Caredda ... key makeup artist
Anthi Chrysikopoulou ... assistant hair stylist: Greece, dailies
Barbara De Leonardis ... hair stylist
Elisabetta De Leonardis ... hair designer
Giuseppe Desiato ... makeup artist and crowd coordinator
Sara di Marco ... assistant makeup artist: Italy
Grazia Maria Giorgi ... hair stylist and crowd coordinator
Nasos Grammenos ... assistant makeup artist: Greece
Francesca Mori ... additional hair stylist: Italy
Stefano Nigro ... additional hair stylist: Italy
Antonia Ninni ... additional hair stylist: Italy
Elisabetta Paccapelo ... makeup artist
Luigi Rocchetti ... makeup designer
Riccardo Rocchetti ... junior makeup artist
Diarra Sidibe ... key hair stylist
Ioannis Dimitrios Skempris ... assistant makeup artist: Greece, dailies
Giulia Tomassini ... assistant makeup artist: Italy
Sabrina Troia ... additional hair stylist: Italy

Production Management

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Stefano Daniele ... production manager
Damiano Gennaro ... unit manager
Iacopo Matteoli ... Production secretary
Takis Papadopoulos ... production manager
Ioanna Peteinaraki ... assistant production manager: GR unit
Stavros Tsiaousis ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Antonio De Benedictis ... key third assistant director: Greece
Nicola Di Robilant ... Key Third Assistant Director: Italy
Elvis Frasca ... key second assistant director
Chiara Frosi ... second assistant director: stunt unit
Yorgos Korakianitis ... third assistant director: Greece
Miguel Lombardi ... first assistant director: pre-production
Nicholas Martini ... cast pa: Italy
Alessandro Trapani ... first assistant director: Greece
Andreas O'Donohue Villaggio ... first assistant director: Italy

Art Department

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Christina Anagnostou ... Painter
Francesco Di Stefano ... art department coordinator
Kirki Evagelinou ... set decorator assistant
Liana Fischer ... assistant art director
Benedetta Gagliardi ... props buyer
Stella Giannakaki ... assistant art director / set designer
Christos Golfis ... Swing gang
Andreas Monopolis ... art department
David Orlandelli ... storyboard artist
Luna Ranalli ... props
Giulia Romolini ... property master (creditOnly)
Charis Stromplos ... art department coordinator
Alessio Tessitore ... assistant art director
Agie Tomara ... assistant art Director/draftsperson

Sound Department

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Massimiliano Angelieri ... boom operator
Maximiliano Angelieri ... boom operator
Maurizio Argentieri ... sound mixer
Gianluca Basili ... sound effects editor
Sergio Basili ... foley artist
Lorenzo Brambilla ... foley editor / sound effects editor
Alessandro Checcacci ... re-recording mixer
Andrea Dallimonti ... boom operator
Paolo Donato ... Foley Recordist
Nick Kray ... adr mixer
Christian Latina ... foley artist
Pasquale Mollo ... adr engineer
Riccardo Righini ... sound mixer: additional
Antonio Tirinelli ... sound effects editor

Special Effects by

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Tiberio Angeloni ... special effects supervisor
Jacopo Galiano ... special effects technician
Stefano Puliga ... special effects
Enrico Toscano ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Jessica Antonini ... visual effects producer
Francesca Baccini ... digital compositor
Davide Battiston ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Andrea Battistoni ... visual effects supervisor
Enrico Bernocchi ... VFX Producer: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Valentina Biffi ... lead compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Alessandro Biolcati ... Modeler: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Gaia Bussolati ... vfx supervisor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Alessandro Cannucciari ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Paolo Casati ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Annalisa Castelli ... VFX Coordinator
Andrea Ceccarelli ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Bruno Cerrito ... compositor
Katia Ceschi ... 3D Generalist: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Marta Chinellato ... VFX Coordinator: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Giuseppe Coppola ... Lookdev Artist: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Annalaura Di Cola ... digital compositor
Maria Grazia Di Giovannantonio ... Modeler: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Andrea Dutti ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Ricardo Fares ... Lead Lighter: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Annalisa Fasano ... VFX Editor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Edoardo Feraco ... FX TD: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Michela Ferri ... digital compositor
Silvia Fusetti ... Lead DMP Artist: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Monica Galantucci ... visual effects supervisor
Domenico Giampaglia ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Michele Gilioli ... lead compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Serena Giordano ... visual effects coordinator
Martina Gismondo ... digital compositor
Maryna Goretti ... DMP Artist: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Claudio Greco ... digital compositor
Alessia Isacchi ... Lighting TD: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Vladimir Jankovic ... digital compositor
Gabriele Lori ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Andrea Lorusso ... FX Supervisor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Gabriele Martinacci ... Modeler: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Giovanni Martini ... Rigger: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Marco Melaranci ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Hugo Vargas Monrroy ... cg supervisor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Gabriele Motta ... Comp Supervisor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Angelica Mureddu ... visual effects producer
Simone Pasinetti ... lead matchmove artist: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Noemi Pegoraro ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Alberto Pignoli ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Lara Pizzutelli ... Modeler: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Alessio Raffaelli ... digital compositor
Francesca Restelli ... Animator: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Alessandra Restivo ... Lead Animator: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Marco Ricci ... digital compositor
Gianluca Salerno ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Emilio Sapia ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Silvia Schiavone ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Fabio Scotellaro ... Head of Digital Lab: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Carlo Semeria ... CG Supervisor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Olivia Strada ... 3d generalist: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Eleonora Thiella ... digital compositor
Carlotta Tolasi ... Animator: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Stefano Vacca ... vfx coordinator: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani
Noemi Vendramin ... Compositor: EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani

Stunts

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Andreas Achladis ... stunts
Alex Anlos ... stunt coordinator
Giorgio Antonini ... Sword Master / fight choregrapher / stunt coordinator
Rocco Maria Franco ... stunt performer
Pesole Gaetano ... stunt performer
Christos Kourtelas ... stunt performer (as Christodoulos Kourtellas)
Sotiris Kraniotis ... stunt coordinator
Ioannis Mousamas ... stunt double: Amir Wilson
Triantafyllos Omiridis ... stunt performer: stunts
Kris Radanov ... stunt coordinator
Franco Maria Salamon ... stunt supervisor
Gabriele Scilla ... stunt performer
Gianluigi Scilla ... stunt performer
Tamara Tassi ... stunt double: Ángela Molina
Massimiliano Ubaldi ... stunt coordinator
Luis Pan Venezia ... stunt double: Charlie Plummer / stunt performer
Gabriele Ragusa ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Nikos Adamakis ... grip
Fabrizio Amendola ... electrician
Stefano Barabino ... B cam focus puller
Andrea Beer ... additional focus puller
Roberto Borghesi ... best boy
Ernesto Busillo ... additional focus puller
Vasilis Charatzoglou ... key grip
Fabio De Meis ... gaffer
Luca De Santis ... electrician
Elio Di Pace ... backstage operator
Paschalis Doumanis ... drone operator
Mattia Faccio ... Lighting programmer
Amedeo Giulianelli ... electrician
Maila Iacovelli ... still photographer
Manuel Incagnoli ... Camera & steadicam operator
Babis Kalderimitzis ... gaffer
Mihalis Kapetanidis ... 2nd unit Director of Photography
John Koukouzis ... drone operator
John Koutsoulas ... drone operator
Giovanni Linguiti ... near set lab data manager
Lorenzo Meiattini ... Dailies Lab Supervisor
Greta Merletti ... B cam 2nd AC
Antonio Merlino ... digital imaging technician
Maria De Los Angeles Parrinello ... 1st a.c. A cam focus puller
Alessio Pasqua ... A cam 2nd AC
Alessandro Ramadori ... Best Boy Grip/Key Grip
Alessandro Rossi ... electrician
Marta Rotelli ... Video Assist
Giorgos Sideris ... electrician
Kostas Sotiropoulos ... best boy Greek unit
Christos Tsakonas ... grip
Fabio Zayed ... still photographer

Casting Department

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Vanessa Baker ... Voice Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ugo Nunes Almeida ... Ageing and dyeing
Katerina Korakianiti ... seamstress
Mamalou Penelope ... wardrobe assistant
Piero Risani ... 1st. Assistant Costume Designer

Location Management

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Giannis Dimitras ... location manager
Carolina Samoili ... Assistant Location Manager

Music Department

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Giuseppe Corradino ... Assistant music engineer
Goffredo Gibellini ... music engineer
Angelo Giovagnoli ... orchestra coordinator
Gianluca Porelli ... Assistant music engineer
Shane Rutherfoord-Jones ... music editor / orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Ruwanthie De Chickera ... script collaboration
Melissa Strizzi ... continuity

Transportation Department

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Orestis Dionysopoulos ... transportation

Additional Crew

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Dan Avasilcai ... physical trainer: Mr. Fiennes
Ciro Buono ... fire and safety officer
Kate Cavendish ... publicist
Ludovica Chiarini ... Sustainability Manager
Laura Coates ... executive personal assistant: Mr. Fiennes
Gustavo Coscarella ... production accountant
Marco Coscarella ... payroll accountant
Kallinteris Fotis ... Unit pa
Castiglione Gaetano ... production secretary
Monica Gleberman ... publicist
Lazaros Gounaridis ... production assistant: Mr. Fiennes, Greece
Lon Haber ... publicist
Pavlos Kapsalis ... Set Manager
Christophoros Karampinis ... personal assistant to mr.Fiennes greek unit
Ioanna Kryona ... Production Coordination Assistant
Martin Mares ... Historical consultant
Sarah McGuinness ... dialect coach
Marco Moraschinelli ... Production coordinator assistant / production assistant
Alexandre Poole ... rehearsal partner to juliette binoche
Sara Rosato ... production assistant: Mr. Fiennes, Italy
Marios Zervas ... Marine Coordinator

Thanks

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Eve Gabereau ... thanks

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Storyline

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Taglines Some legends are more than myths. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Itaca - Il ritorno (Italy)
  • Η επιστροφή (Greece)
  • Le Retour (France)
  • Powrót Odyseusza (Poland)
  • Oudat Odysseus (The Return of Odysseus) (Algeria, Arabic title)
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Runtime
  • 116 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Filmed on the island of Corfu in Greece. See more »
Quotes Penelope: How can men find their way to war but not find their way home?
Odysseus: For some, war becomes home.
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