Ulysses' Gaze

Ulysses' Gaze

1995•2h 49m•7.4/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(119)

An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

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Production

Paradis Films, La Générale d'Images, La Sept Cinéma, RAI, Theo Angelopoulos Films, Greek Film Centre, Tele München, Channel 4 Television, MEGA TV

Language

EL

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

A

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Ivo Levy

Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern

Ulysses' Wives

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

Taxi Driver

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

Nikos

Dora Volanaki

Dora Volanaki

Old Woman

Mania Papadimitriou

Mania Papadimitriou

Mother

Giorgos Konstas

Giorgos Konstas

Father

Thanos Grammenos

Thanos Grammenos

Manakias' Assistant

Alekos Oudinotis

Alekos Oudinotis

Greek Film Library Manager

Angel Ivanov

Bulgarian Interrogator

Ljuba Tadić

Ljuba Tadić

Vaggelis Liodakis

Vaggelis Liodakis

Gert Llanaj

Little Boy

Agni Vlahou

Agni Vlahou

Giannis Zavradinos

Giannis Zavradinos

Vangelis Kazan

Vangelis Kazan

Mirka Kalatzopoulou

Mirka Kalatzopoulou

Dimitris Kamberidis

Dimitris Kamberidis

Uncle

Eva Kotamanidou

Eva Kotamanidou

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