The Odyssey

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

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The Odyssey

1997- 1997

1 Seasons

2 Episodes

7.2(814 votes)

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Action & Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

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.

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American Zoetrope

Hallmark Entertainment

Beta Film

Mediaset

Pro7

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Armand Assante

Odysseus

Armand Assante

Acting

Greta Scacchi

Penelope

Greta Scacchi

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Isabella Rossellini

Athena

Isabella Rossellini

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Bernadette Peters

Circe

Bernadette Peters

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Eric Roberts

Eurymachus

Eric Roberts

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Irene Papas

Anticleia

Irene Papas

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Jeroen Krabbé

King Alcinous

Jeroen Krabbé

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Geraldine Chaplin

Eurycleia

Geraldine Chaplin

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Vanessa Williams

Calypso

Vanessa Williams

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Christopher Lee

Tiresias

Christopher Lee

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Nicholas Clay

Menelaus

Nicholas Clay

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Adoni Anastassopoulos

Perimedes

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Paloma Baeza

Melanthe

Paloma Baeza

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Ron Cook

Eurybates

Ron Cook

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Reid Asato

Cyclops

Reid Asato

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William Houston

Anticlus

William Houston

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Josh Maguire

Young Telemachus

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Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Polites

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

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Miles Anderson

Poseidon

Miles Anderson

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Pat Kelman

Elatus

Pat Kelman

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