Cinematography:
Harold RossonComposer:
Alessandro CicogniniCast:
Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Franco Interlenghi, Rossana Podestà, Evi Maltagliati, Ludmilla Dudarova, Umberto Silvestri, Jacques Dumesnil (more)Plots(1)
This very expensive Italian-made adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey stars Kirk Douglas as seafaring hero Ulysses. The story begins, as ever, with Ulysses leaving his faithful wife Penelope (Silvana Mangano) behind as he goes off to fight in the Trojan Wars. Having the poor taste to set himself above the gods after a stunning military victory, Ulysses is doomed to journey aimlessly across the sea until he can make amends. Along the way, our hero battles a cyclops, resists the fatal singing of the Sirens, and enjoys a brief interlude with pig-fancying enchantress Circe (also played by Silvana Mangano). Years and years later, Ulysses returns to Penelope, where he must meet and master a final challenge. (Bounty Films)
(more)Cast
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
Silvana Mangano
Italy
Best movies:
Conversation Piece (1974)
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria (1973)
The Great War (1959)
Anthony Quinn
Mexico
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Road (1954)
Lust for Life (1956)
Franco Interlenghi
Italy
Best movies:
Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000) (TV movie)
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Rossana Podestà
Libya
Best movies:
Sunday Lovers (1980)
Helen of Troy (1956)
The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
Evi Maltagliati
Italy
Best movies:
Catch-22 (1970)
Imperial Venus (1963)
L'Affaire Dominici (1973)
Ludmilla Dudarova
Turkey
Best movies:
Prince of Foxes (1949)
Black Magic (1949)
The Loves and Adventures of Ulysses (1954)
Umberto Silvestri
Best movies:
The Conformist (1970)
The Loves and Adventures of Ulysses (1954)
Jacques Dumesnil
France
Best movies:
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
Life Together (1958)
Sylvie
France
Best movies:
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
L'Idiot (1946)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Tania Weber
Finland
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Loves and Adventures of Ulysses (1954)
Elena Zareschi
Argentina
Best movies:
Gualtiero Tumiati
Italy
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
War and Peace (1956)
Vera Molnar
German Empire
Best movies:
Bald-Dog-Rock (1981)
The Loves and Adventures of Ulysses (1954)
Dov'è la libertà...? (1954)
Piero Lulli
Italy
Best movies:
The Organiser (1963)
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Forgotten Pistolero (1969)
Daniel Ivernel
France
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Enzo Maggio
Italy
Best movies:
Adua e le compagne (1960)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
A Fistful of Hell (1973)
Andrea Aureli
Italy
Best movies:
The Moro Affair (1986)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Young Toscanini (1988)
Andrea Bosic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Imperial Venus (1963)
They Call Me Hallelujah (1971)
Day of Anger (1967)
Amerigo Santarelli
Italy
Best movies:
Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
You Die... But I Live (1967)