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The Odyssey

The Odyssey

1968•50m•8.9/10
DramaHistoryAction & Adventure

Ratings

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8.9/10(9)

Odysseus' journey, told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.

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Language

IT

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 24, 1968

Last Aired

May 5, 1968

Networks

Rai 1

Created By

Piero Schivazappa, Franco Rossi, Mario Bava

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1968-03-24
20 years have passed in Ithaca since King Ulysses departed for Troy and never returned. The evil suitors eat his wealth, disturb the Queen, anxiously waiting for her to marry one of them, and insult the Prince, but Athena comes.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1968-03-31
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1968-04-07
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1968-04-14
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 1968-04-21
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 1968-04-28
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 1968-05-05
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 1968-05-05

Cast

Bekim Fehmiu

Bekim Fehmiu

Ulisse

Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Penelope

Renaud Verley

Renaud Verley

Telemaco

Roy Purcell

Alcinoo

Marina Berti

Marina Berti

Arete

Scilla Gabel

Scilla Gabel

Elena

Barbara Bach

Barbara Bach

Nausicaa

Juliette Mayniel

Juliette Mayniel

Circe

Kyra Bester

Calipso

Michèle Breton

Michèle Breton

Atena

Marcella Valeri

Marcella Valeri

Euriclea

Ivica Pajer

Euriloco

Constantin Nepo

Antinoo

Šime Jagarinac

Eraclio

Samson Burke

Samson Burke

Polifemo

Fausto Tozzi

Fausto Tozzi

Menelao

Jaspar von Oertzen

Jaspar von Oertzen

Nestore

Franco Balducci

Franco Balducci

Mentore

Husein Čokić

Husein Čokić

Eumeo

Branko Kovačić

Laerte

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