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History's Greatest Epic...On the Screen at Last! - Ulysses
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Title: Ulysses

Release Date: 6 Oct 1954

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Lux Film, Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica

Production Companies: Lux Film, Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica

Overview: A 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.477 (175 votes)

Cast

  • Ulysses: Kirk Douglas
  • Circe / Penelope: Silvana Mangano
  • Antinoos: Anthony Quinn
  • Nausicaa: Rossana Podestà
  • Alicinous: Jacques Dumesnil
  • Eurylochus: Daniel Ivernel
  • Euriclea: Sylvie
  • Telemachus: Franco Interlenghi
  • Cassandra: Elena Zareschi
  • Anticlea: Evi Maltagliati
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