The Odyssey (1997)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1997-05-18
Last Air Date: 1997-05-19
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Created By: Andrei Konchalovsky, Homer
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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