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Ulysses is a 1954 Italian-French fantasy and action film directed by Mario Camerini and Mario Bava. The screenplay was written by Franco Brusati, Mario Camerini, Ennio de Concini, and Ben Hecht. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti through Lux Film, the movie is based on the Odyssey and set in the Mediterranean Sea. It features Silvana Mangano, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, and Rossana Podestà, with music by Alessandro Cicognini and cinematography by Harold Rosson and Mario Bava.
The film, also known as Ulisse, has a runtime of 100 minutes according to some sources and 94 minutes in others. It was released in 1954 and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. The production cost was 500,000,000, with a box office gross of 1,800,000,000. It is characterized as a 3D film and includes characters such as Circe, Penelope, Telemachus, and Mentor. The work holds a rating of 6.6 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.5 on TMDb.
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6.5A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Ulysses
- Silvana Mangano as Circe / Penelope
- Anthony Quinn as Antinoos
- Rossana Podestà as Nausicaa
- Jacques Dumesnil as Alicinous
- Daniel Ivernel as Eurylochus
Themes
- sea
- island
- hero
- greek mythology
- bow and arrow
- super power
- cyclops
- ancient greece
- voyage
- sea voyage
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
4,792 votes
- Year
- 1954
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy
- Rated
- Not Rated
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Italian
- Based on
- Odyssey
- Director
- Mario Camerini
- Screenwriter
- Irwin Shaw
- Cast member
- Umberto Silvestri
- Composer
- Alessandro Cicognini
- Producer
- Carlo Ponti
- Production company
- Lux Film
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- Narrative location
- Mediterranean Sea
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 626718
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1955-08-17
- title
- Ulisse
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Flavio Mogherini
- different from
- Ulisse
- characters
- Melantho
- capital cost
- 500000000
- box office
- 1800000000
- Commons category
- Ulysses (1954 film)
Sources (12)
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