The Odyssey

7.2 May 1997 1 Season 2 Episodes TV-14

Ended

Action & Adventure Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview

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.

Created by Andrei Konchalovsky

American Zoetrope · Hallmark Entertainment · Beta Film

🇩🇪 Germany · 🇮🇹 Italy · 🇿🇦 South Africa · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 🇺🇸 United States · English

Cast

Armand Assante

Odysseus

Greta Scacchi

Penelope

Isabella Rossellini

Athena

Bernadette Peters

Circe

Eric Roberts

Eurymachus

Irene Papas

Anticleia

Jeroen Krabbé

King Alcinous

Geraldine Chaplin

Eurycleia

Vanessa Williams

Calypso

Christopher Lee

Tiresias

Nicholas Clay

Menelaus

Adoni Anastassopoulos

Perimedes

Key Crew

Andrei Konchalovsky

Director

Homer

Original Story

Andrei Konchalovsky

Teleplay

Chris Solimine

Teleplay

Robert Halmi Sr.

Executive Producer

Fred Fuchs

Executive Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Nicholas Meyer

Executive Producer

Chris Thompson

Line Producer

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!

May 18, 1997 88m ★ 7.5

Part 2

The thrilling conclusion to The Odessey. Will Odysseus make it back to reclaim his throne and his beautiful wife, Penelope?

May 19, 1997 88m ★ 7.0

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