Synopsis
History's Greatest Epic...On the Screen at Last!
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.
Ulysses
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Kirk Douglas Silvana Mangano Anthony Quinn Rossana Podestà Jacques Dumesnil Daniel Ivernel Sylvie Franco Interlenghi Elena Zareschi Evi Maltagliati Ludmilla Dudarova Tania Weber Piero Lulli Ferruccio Stagni Alessandro Fersen Oscar Andriani Umberto Silvestri Gualtiero Tumiati Teresa Pellati Mario Feliciani Michele Riccardini
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Alternative Titles
Ulises, Ομήρου Οδύσσεια, Приключения Одиссея, Die Fahrten des Odysseus, Ulysse, Οδύσσεια, Одисей, 율리시스, Странствия Одиссея, 尤利西斯, اولیس, ユリシーズ, Odüsszeusz, Ulisses
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Italy
23 Nov 1954
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FranceU
08 Feb 1955
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Germany12
01 Oct 1955
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USA
23 Jul 1962
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25 Jan 2005
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Netherlands12
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France
23 Nov 1954
- TheatricalU
Germany
08 Feb 1955
- Theatrical12
Italy
06 Oct 1954
- Theatrical
Netherlands
25 Jan 2005
- Physical12 DVD
USA
01 Oct 1955
- Theatrical
USSR
23 Jul 1962
- Theatrical
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A surprisingly good adaptation of the book, emphasizing some of Homer’s more interesting ideas while not exactly neglecting the action and the more famous side quests. Kirk Douglas is a perfect Odysseus, all arrogance and mischievous intelligence, and Giada De Laurentiis’s grandmother is incredible as both Penelope and Circe.
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Kirk Douglas made two wildly successful historical epics prior to SPARTACUS. THE VIKINGS is the far better of the two, but ULYSSES had more influence. Many films it ushered in eclipse it, making its value more academic than entertaining.
The alumni are impressive. Douglas used it to get very generous profit participation with THE VIKINGS, while it emboldened Dino De Laurentiis to shift from neo-realism producer to the fearless — but often creatively meddling — spectacle mogul of cinema I knew him as growing up. The genesis of the peplum cycle of Italian films, cinematographer Mario Bava was in on the ground-floor. He’s half the reason I checked the film out. Bava’s technical work is merely a dry run here.…
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if i ever made a list of the ten most beautiful films i've ever seen, this would be on it. i've never seen this collection of hues & textures hit this richly
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Pretty slow in some parts but ends up being fantastically thrilling from Circe’s Island onwards. The final act is utterly delightful. It’s also so so gorgeous, Mario Bava shot most of it and it’s just a visual feast. The lighting, set dec and costuming is so stunning.
I started with the American dub but ended up settling on the Italian version which was a much more fulfilling choice.
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Em honra de Kirk Douglas (1916 - 2020). Agora só nos resta Olivia de Havilland, que inclusive é mais velha do que ele.
De fato, não estou num bom dia para ver filmes, mas é fazer isso ou cortar os pulsos, então fiquemos com uma visão de um filme porque faz menos sujeira e dá menos trabalho.
Achei uma ótima adaptação, especialmente na cena do retorno de Ulysses, mas eu devo ter vibrado mais do que o normal nela pois estive introjetando todos aqueles filhos da puta sendo mortos como se fossem os que tenho ao meu redor.
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The beautiful looking grandpappy to all the Sword-N-Sandal films that would follow. Excellent cinematography by Mario Bava, but not enough creatures or excitement,
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This heavily abbreviated adaptation of The Odyssey with a permed and bearded Kirk Douglas as the Homeric hero having a series of adventures on his way home from the Trojan Wars to be reunited with his wife Penelope (Silvana Mangano, who also plays the temptress Circe) has an interesting backstory, not least the fact that the joint Italian/French/American co-production was to have been directed by G.W. Pabst (of Pandora's Box fame).
However, Pabst was replaced at the last minute by veteran Mario Camerini (who two decades earlier had cast future director Vittorio De Sica in the utterly charming 1932 confection Men, What Rascals!) and - intriguingly - Mario Bava, Godfather of the 'giallo' genre, who reportedly helped out with the…
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The ancient story of Ulysses and his adventures and travels from Troy back to Ithaca brought to the big screen as a major sandal and sword saga.
Kirk Douglas excels as Ulysses but the real eye-candy is Silvana Mangano in her double role as Penelope and sorceress Circe. She simply looks magnificent.
The colors still look as fresh as the day this movie was shot (1954), and the music score is evocative and impressive.
A very pleasant surprise.
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Challenge 2023 - Filme vor 1960
In den 50er Jahren sah die Filmwelt noch ganz anders aus. Heute entstehen wirklich grosse Blockbuster fast nur noch in den USA, das Fantasy- und Abenteuergenre ist im Kino kaum noch existent, geschweige denn erfolgreich und über italienisches Kino wird ausserhalb von Italien nur noch in Ausnahmefällen gesprochen.
In den 50ern hingegen war das italienische Kino noch für seine Kostümfilme berühmt und wurde geschätzt. Immer mal wieder bekam msn grosse Hollywoodstars vor die Linse, bis es Ende der 50er nur noch Lex Barker wurde, welcher sich dann in den 60ern nach Deutschland und in die Karl May Verfilmungen verabschiedete.Doch im Jahre 1954 war die Welt noch heile. Mit "Ulysses" durfte Mario Camerini den…
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Kirk's Odyssey
"No. There are greater Gifts. To be born and to die and in between to live like a Man."
Unter "Ulysses" kann man sich wohl eines von Sinbad's gefährlichen Abenteuern ohne die magischen Special-Effect-Künste von Ray Harryhausen vorstellen, in dem lediglich Kirk Douglas als übermotivierter, namensgebender Protagonist glänzt... der ganze Rest geht allerdings, trotz der typisch-symphatischen, spartanisch-italienischen Herangehensweise, relativ unspektakulär über die antike Bühne, ohne einen dabei je wirklich zu packen.
Lediglich das wein-getränkte Gefecht in der Höhle des Zyklopen und das göttliche Gemetzel am Ende, mit einem von Rache getriebenen Douglas, wissen zu überzeugen und bieten einen gewissen Unterhaltungswert.
Für Toga-Fetischisten und Freunde mythologischen Nervenkitzels in Billig vielleicht einen Abstecher wert, dem Rest würde ich dann aber doch eher eine Überfahrt auf Sinbad's oder Jason's Schiffchen empfehlen. -
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This movie means so much to me. When I was in high school, I had an awful teacher who taught Ancient Greek. The subject was supposed to be divided equally: 50% civilization (history and myths of Ancient Greece) and 50% grammar. However, our teacher, whose name shall not be mentioned, skewed it to 10% civilization and 90% grammar. It was tiresome, boring, and extremely difficult. This torture lasted for four years.
Then there came a special week when our teacher had a cold, and we got a substitute known for her kindness. We had her for a week, which meant three hours of classes. She knew how our teacher behaved and felt very sorry for us. She said that the…
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