The Odyssey
In this adaptation of Homer's timeless epic, Armand Assante stars as Odysseus, the warrior King of the mythical island of Ithaca, who must endure a decade long quest to reach home after the Trojan war, overcoming savage monsters, powerful forces of nature, and seductive nymphs, and he must outsmart them all, with all the guile and intellect he can muster.
tv Seasons & Episodes
Part 1
This lavish small-screen adaptation of Homer's ancient epic--replete with exotic Maltese and Turkish locations, state-of-the-art special effects, and many bronzed muscles gleaming with sweat--chronicles the voyage home of a Trojan hero, Odysseus King of Ithaca, and includes many more scenes of his faithful, beautiful wife Penelope dodging leering suitors at home than Homer ever composed!
May 18, 1997
Part 2
The thrilling conclusion to The Odessey. Will Odysseus make it back to reclaim his throne and his beautiful wife, Penelope?
May 19, 1997
people Cast
Armand Assante
Odysseus
Greta Scacchi
Penelope
Isabella Rossellini
Athena
Bernadette Peters
Circe
Eric Roberts
Eurymachus
Irene Papas
Anticleia
Jeroen Krabbé
King Alcinous
Geraldine Chaplin
Eurycleia
Vanessa Williams
Calypso
Christopher Lee
Tiresias
Nicholas Clay
Menelaus
Adoni Anastassopoulos
Perimedes
apartment Production Companies
American Zoetrope
Hallmark Entertainment
Beta Film
Mediaset
Pro7