The Odyssey (1997)

05/18/1997 (DE) • 1h 28m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Armand Assante

Odysseus

2 Episodes

Greta Scacchi

Penelope

2 Episodes

Isabella Rossellini

Athena

2 Episodes

Bernadette Peters

Circe

2 Episodes

Eric Roberts

Eurymachus

2 Episodes

Irene Papas

Anticleia

2 Episodes

Jeroen Krabbé

King Alcinous

2 Episodes

Geraldine Chaplin

Eurycleia

2 Episodes

Vanessa Williams

Calypso

2 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

1997 | 2 Episodes

Season 1 of The Odyssey premiered on May 18, 1997.

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Status

Ended

Network

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

mythology

greek mythology

seduction

epic

god

battlefield

miniseries

ancient greece

voyage

mythical

mythical fantasy

historical fantasy

classical world

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