Ulysses
Seen it?1954 | 100 min | Adventure, Fantasy
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Wonder Woman, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, focusing on Ulysses's ten-year journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, where he faces various mythical challenges while his wife Penelope fends off suitors.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$3 million worldwide on a $500K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 230K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mario Camerini
- Kirk DouglasUlysses
- Silvana ManganoCirce / Penelope
- Anthony QuinnAntinous
- Rossana PodestàNausicaa
- Jacques DumesnilAlcinous
- Daniel IvernelEurylochus
- SylvieEurycleia
- Franco InterlenghiTelemachus
- Elena ZareschiCassandra
- Evi MaltagliatiAnticlea