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The Odyssey ()

Overview

The Odyssey is a 1997 American fantasy–adventure television miniseries and Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in two-parts beginning on May 18, 1997 on NBC. The series later won the award for “Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special”. The series is based on the ancient Greek epic poem, The Odyssey, which is usually attributed to Homer. It was filmed in Malta and Turkey, as well as many other places around the Mediterranean, where the story takes place, plus parts of England. The international all-star cast includes Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Irene Pappas, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Lee, and Vanessa L. Williams.

Length 180 minutes

Actors

Geraldine Chaplin | Jeroen Krabbé | Isabella Rossellini | Irene Papas | Greta Scacchi | Eric Roberts | Armand Assante | Bernadette Peters | Andrei Konchalovsky