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L'Odissea was a European TV miniseries broadcast on RAI in 1968 and based on Homer's Odyssey. An Italian, Yugoslavian, German and French coproduction, it was directed by Franco Rossi, assisted by Piero Schivazappa and Mario Bava; the cast included Bekim Fehmiu as Ulysses and Irene Papas as Penelope, Samson Burke as the Cyclops, as well as Barbara Bach as Nausicaa, and Gerard Herter. The movie is considered by several critics a masterpiece representation of the ancient world.
Original Release
03/24/1968
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Irene Papas | Penelope |
| Renaud Verley | Telemaco |
| Carlo Alighiero | Italian Narrator |
| Bekim Fehmiu | Ulisse |
| Karl-Otto Alberty | Eurimaco |
| Ilija Ivezic | Ctesippo |
| Michèle Breton | Atena |
| Marcella Valeri | Euriclea |
| Leonard Steckel | Narrator (German version) |
| Husein Cokic | Eumeo |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 24 March 1968 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 31 March 1968 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 07 April 1968 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 14 April 1968 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 21 April 1968 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 28 April 1968 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Saturday, 04 May 1968 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Sunday, 05 May 1968 |
Directors
Franco Rossi, Mario Bava, Piero Schivazappa
Writers
Fabio Carpi, Mario Prosperi, Giampiero Bona, Homer, Luciano Codignola, Renzo Rosso, Vittorio Bonicelli
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Irene Papas | Penelope |
| Renaud Verley | Telemaco |
| Carlo Alighiero | Italian Narrator |
| Bekim Fehmiu | Ulisse |
| Karl-Otto Alberty | Eurimaco |
| Ilija Ivezic | Ctesippo |
| Michèle Breton | Atena |
| Marcella Valeri | Euriclea |
| Leonard Steckel | Narrator (German version) |
| Husein Cokic | Eumeo |
| Constantin Nepo | Antinoo |
| Samson Burke | Polifemo |
| Sime Jagarinac | Eraclio |
| Constantin Andrieu | Antinoo |
| Sergio Ferrero | Pisistrato |
| Fausto Tozzi | Menelao |
| Scilla Gabel | Elena |
| Ivica Pajer | Euriloco |
| Kyra Bester | Calipso |
| Roy Purcell | Alcinoo |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Vittorio Bonicelli | Executive Producer |
| Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
