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18 May 1997 (USA) morePlot:
This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(25 articles)
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Richly crafted, supremely entertaining epic moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Armand Assante | ... | Odysseus | |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Penelope | |
| Isabella Rossellini | ... | Athena | |
| Bernadette Peters | ... | Circe | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Eurymachus | |
| Irene Papas | ... | Anticleia | |
| Jeroen Krabbé | ... | King Alcinous (as Jeroen Krabbe) | |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Eurycleia | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Tiresias | |
| Vanessa Williams | ... | Calypso | |
| Nicholas Clay | ... | Menelaus | |
| Adoni Anastassopoulos | ... | Perimedes (as Adoni Anastasse) | |
| Paloma Baeza | ... | Melanthe | |
| Ron Cook | ... | Eurybates | |
| Reid Asato | ... | Cyclops |
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Rated PG-13 for violent sequences and some sensuality.Parents Guide:
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176 min (2 parts)Language:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | UK:12 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Continuity: When, after leaving Calypso's island, Odysseus is being visibly pounded by massive waves bearing the face of Posideon. However, between these shots, he appears to be totally untouched, and not even the placement of his hair has changed. moreQuotes:
Achilles: I killed Hector! I will bury Troy! moreFAQ
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This is a fine, beautifully crafted version of Homer's The Odyssey. Armand Assante gives a sterling performance as the King of Ithica, who's journey to return from the siege of Troy leads him on a 20-odd year quest to find his way home to his beloved wife Penelope.
If you have read The Odyssey, you will know what kind of challenge it would have been to adapt it into a coherent film and the filmmakers here did a superb job. In capturing all of the excitement, enticement and rollicking adventure of the epic, they brought to life a superlative story rich in imagination.
Kudos to the fine cast, including Eric Roberts as Eurymachus, Greta Scacchi as Penelope and an arresting cameo by Christopher Lee as the blind prophet Tiresias. Eduard Artemyev melodious score only adds to the epic feel.
Not without flaws (Troy is skimmed by a little too fast, and some of the visual effects are a little clunky), but the human element of the story is well dramatized. A supremely entertaining epic.