The Odyssey (1997)
- Directed by
- Andrei Konchalovsky
- Genre
- fantasy film, war film, drama television series
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Length
- 1 season, 2 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 838 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Greek king named Odysseus struggles to return home after the Trojan War. He faces monsters, gods, and temptations over many years while his wife fends off suitors back home.
epicadventurousmythicvisually lushslow-burndramaticheroicmelancholic
What happens
The Odyssey is a 1997 American mythology–adventure television miniseries based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, the Odyssey. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and co-produced by Hallmark Entertainment and American Zoetrope, the miniseries aired in two parts beginning on May 18, 1997, on NBC. It was filmed in Malta, Turkey, parts of England and many other places around the Mediterranean, where the story takes place. The cast includes Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Irene Papas, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbé, Christopher Lee and Vanessa Williams. At the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards the series won the award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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