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Ulysses is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Mario Bava released in USA on 1 october 1955 with Kirk Douglas
Ulysses (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 october 1955
Length 1h57
OriginItalie
Themes Seafaring films, Films based on mythology, Poésie, Transport films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Adaptation d'un poème, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Rating65%
Ulysses is a 1954 fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. The movie was made by director Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati. The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst who quit at the last minute. The cinematographer Mario Bava co-directed it (uncredited).
In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress, Circe. American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses. Anthony Quinn plays Antinous. The tremendous success of this film led to the making of Hercules (1958), which was credited with igniting the Italian peplum craze of the 1960s.
Synopsis
The story is about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of the Trojan war, and the adventures that befell him.Actors
Kirk Douglas
(Ulysses)
Silvana Mangano
(Circe / Penelope)
Anthony Quinn
(Antinoos)
Franco Interlenghi
(Telemachus)
Rossana Podestà
(Nausicaa)
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