Guide to Major Film Adaptations of Homer's Odyssey Before Nolan's
Open Culture published a guide to major film adaptations of Homer's Odyssey ahead of Christopher Nolan's upcoming movie. The 1954 film Ulysses stars Kirk Douglas as Odysseus, shot by Wizard of Oz veteran Harold Rosson. The 1968 Italian miniseries L'Odissea, directed by Franco Rossi, runs 446 minutes and is considered more complete. The 1997 NBC miniseries Odyssey features Armand Assante as Odysseus, with Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Lee, and Vanessa Williams, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. Uberto Pasolini's 2024 film The Return focuses on the reunion of Odysseus and Penelope, played by Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, with no monsters or visual effects.
Key facts
- 1954 film Ulysses stars Kirk Douglas as Odysseus
- Ulysses shot by Harold Rosson, a Wizard of Oz veteran
- 1968 Italian miniseries L'Odissea directed by Franco Rossi
- L'Odissea runtime is 446 minutes
- 1997 NBC miniseries Odyssey stars Armand Assante as Odysseus
- 1997 Odyssey features Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Lee, Vanessa Williams
- 1997 Odyssey directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
- 2024 film The Return directed by Uberto Pasolini
- The Return stars Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as Penelope
- The Return has no monsters or visual effects
Entities
Artists
- Kirk Douglas
- Harold Rosson
- Franco Rossi
- Bekim Fehmiu
- Armand Assante
- Isabella Rossellini
- Bernadette Peters
- Christopher Lee
- Vanessa Williams
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- Uberto Pasolini
- Ralph Fiennes
- Juliette Binoche
- Christopher Nolan
- Colin Marshall
Institutions
- Open Culture
- NBC
Locations
- Seoul
- South Korea