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Ulysses | |
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Directed by | Mario Camerini Mario Bava (uncredited) |
Written by | Franco Brusati Mario Camerini Ennio De Concini Hugh Gray Ben Hecht Ivo Perilli Irwin Shaw |
Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Harold Rosson Mario Bava (uncredited) |
Edited by | Leo Catozzo |
Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (USA) |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Countries | Italy United States France |
Languages | Italian English |
Budget | ₤500 million (approximately $800,000) |
Box office | ₤1,800 billion (Italy) |
Ulysses (Italian: Ulisse) is a 1954[1] fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. The film was directed by Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati. The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst but he quit at the last minute.[2] The film's cinematographer Mario Bava co-directed the cyclops Polyphemus segment (uncredited).
In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress Circe. American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses, while Anthony Quinn plays Antinous.