Ulysses (1954 film)
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| Directed by | Mario Camerini Mario Bava (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
| Written by | Franco Brusati Mario Camerini Ennio De Concini Hugh Gray Ben Hecht Ivo Perilli Irwin Shaw |
| Starring | Kirk Douglas Silvana Mangano Anthony Quinn Franco Interlenghi Rossana Podestà |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson Mario Bava (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Leo Catozzo |
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Lux Film
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (USA) |
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Release dates
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6 October 1954 (Italy) 17 August 1955 (USA) |
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Running time
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117 min. |
| Language | Italian English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
Ulysses is a 1954[1] fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. The movie was made by director Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati. The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst who quit at the last minute.[2] The cinematographer Mario Bava co-directed it (uncredited).
In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress, Circe. American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses. Anthony Quinn plays Antinous. The tremendous success of this film led to the making of Hercules (1958), which was credited with igniting the Italian peplum craze of the 1960s.[citation needed]
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Plot
The story is about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of the Trojan war, and the adventures that befell him.
The movie begins with Eurycleia saying to some women in Ulysses' home that Penelope is in charge of the household. Eurycleia tells the women not to consort with the suitors.
Cast
- Silvana Mangano as Circe/Penelope
- Kirk Douglas as Ulysses
- Anthony Quinn as Antinous
- Rossana Podestà as Nausicaa
- Jacques Dumesnil as Alcinous
- Daniel Ivernel as Eurylochus, 2nd in command on Ulysses' ship
- Sylvie as Eurycleia, Lady-in-waiting of Penelope
- Franco Interlenghi as Telemachus
- Elena Zareschi as Cassandra, Trojan prophet
- Evi Maltagliati as Anticlea
- Ludmilla Dudarova as Arete
- Tania Weber as Eucalicanto
- Piero Lulli as Achilles
- Ferruccio Stagni as Mentor
- Alessandro Fersen as Diomedes
- Oscar Andriani as Cyclops
- Umberto Silvestri as Polifemo
- Gualtiero Tumiati as Laertes
- Teresa Pellati as Melantho
- Mario Feliciani as Eurymachus
- Michele Riccardini as Leodes
See also
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Ulysses at IMDb
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