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The Odyssey( 1997)

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Overview

Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.

  1. Andrei Konchalovsky

    Creator

  2. Homer

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Armand Assante

    Odysseus

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    Greta Scacchi

    Penelope

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    Isabella Rossellini

    Athena

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    Bernadette Peters

    Circe

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    Eric Roberts

    Eurymachus

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    Irene Papas

    Anticleia

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    Jeroen Krabbé

    King Alcinous

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    Geraldine Chaplin

    Eurycleia

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    Vanessa Williams

    Calypso

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    Christopher Lee

    Tiresias

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    Nicholas Clay

    Menelaus

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    Adoni Anastassopoulos

    Perimedes

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    Paloma Baeza

    Melanthe

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    Ron Cook

    Eurybates

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    Reid Asato

    Cyclops

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    William Houston

    Anticlus

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    Josh Maguire

    Young Telemachus

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    Roger Ashton-Griffiths

    Polites

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    Miles Anderson

    Poseidon

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    Pat Kelman

    Elatus

Current Season

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Miniseries

1997 | 2 Episodes

Miniseries of The Odyssey premiered on May 18 1997

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A review by StormTheGates

10
Written by StormTheGates on Tue Sep 05 2017
The most faithful adaptation of the books in film, period. Still a fantastic watch today!...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • mythology
  • greek mythology
  • seduction
  • god
  • battlefield
  • miniseries
  • ancient greece
  • voyage
  • mythical
  • mythical fantasy
  • historical fantasy
  • classical world
  • hack & slash