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The Odyssey (1997)

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In this adaptation of Homer's timeless epic, Armand Assante stars as Odysseus, the warrior King of the mythical island of Ithaca, who must endure a decade long quest to reach home after the Trojan war, overcoming savage monsters, powerful forces of nature, and seductive nymphs, and he must outsmart them all, with all the guile and intellect he can muster.

Cast & Crew

Director
Andrei Konchalovsky
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    Odysseus Armand Assante
  • Profile picture of Greta Scacchi
    Penelope Greta Scacchi
  • Profile picture of Isabella Rossellini
    Athena Isabella Rossellini
  • Profile picture of Bernadette Peters
    Circe Bernadette Peters
  • Profile picture of Eric Roberts
    Eurymachus Eric Roberts
  • Profile picture of Irene Papas
    Anticleia Irene Papas
  • Profile picture of Jeroen Krabbé
    King Alcinous Jeroen Krabbé
  • Profile picture of Geraldine Chaplin
    Eurycleia Geraldine Chaplin
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Miniseries

1997

2 episodes

Season 1 of The Odyssey premiered on May 18, 1997

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