The Odyssey (1997)
Synopsis
Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.
First Air Date: 1997-05-18
Last Air Date: 1997-05-19
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Created By: Andrei Konchalovsky
Networks: CTV, NBC
Top Cast
- Armand Assante as Odysseus
- Greta Scacchi as Penelope
- Isabella Rossellini as Athena
- Bernadette Peters as Circe
- Eric Roberts as Eurymachus
- Irene Papas as Anticleia
- Jeroen Krabbé as King Alcinous
- Geraldine Chaplin as Eurycleia
- Vanessa Williams as Calypso
- Christopher Lee as Tiresias
Seasons
Miniseries (1997)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Part 1
This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations, state-of-the-art special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweat--chronicles the voyage home of a Trojan hero, Odysseus King of Ithaca, and includes many more scenes of his faithful, beautiful wife Penelope dodging leering suitors at home than Homer ever composed!
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Ep. 2: Part 2
The thrilling conclusion to The Odessey. Will Odysseus make it back to reclaim his throne and his beautiful wife, Penelope?
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