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Ulysses is a 1954 fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. The film was directed by Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati. The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst but he quit at the last minute. The film's cinematographer Mario Bava co-directed the cyclops Polyphemus segment (uncredited).

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1954 · 1h 40m · Adventure · Fantasy

TMDB 6.5/10 (252 votes)

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.

Directed by Mario Camerini

Box office $3M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Mario CameriniDirector

Kirk Douglasas Ulysses

Silvana Manganoas Circe / Penelope

Anthony Quinnas Antinous

Rossana Podestàas Nausicaa

Jacques Dumesnilas Alcinous

Daniel Ivernelas Eurylochus

Sylvieas Eurycleia

Franco Interlenghias Telemachus

Elena Zareschias Cassandra

Evi Maltagliatias Anticlea

Ludmilla Dudarovaas Arete

Tania Weberas Leucantho

Piero Lullias Achilles

Ferruccio Stagnias Mentor