Ulysses
“History's Greatest Epic...On the Screen at Last!”
A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, focusing on Ulysses's ten-year journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, where he faces various mythical challenges while his wife Penelope fends off suitors.
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Cast
22 people
Kirk Douglas
Ulysses
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Silvana Mangano
Circe / Penelope
Known for
Theorem
Dune
Anthony Quinn
Antinous
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Rossana Podestà
Nausicaa
Known for
Helen of Troy
Hercules
Jacques Dumesnil
Alcinous
Known for
Crooks in Clover
Daniel Ivernel
Eurylochus
Known for
Borsalino and Co.
Diary of a Chambermaid
Sylvie
Eurycleia
Known for
Le Corbeau
The Little World of Don Camillo
Franco Interlenghi
Telemachus
Known for
I Vitelloni
Shoeshine
Elena Zareschi
Cassandra
Also in
Invasion 1700
Herod the Great
Evi Maltagliati
Anticlea
Also in
I Buddenbrook
Catch-22
Ludmilla Dudarova
Arete
Also in
First Communion
The Suitcase of Dreams
Tania Weber
Leucantho
Known for
A Day in Court
Mario Camerini Director · Ben Hecht Screenplay Ennio De Concini Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.9M · Budget $500K · United States release October 1, 1955
Box office
Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,880,000
Gross vs. budget
5.8×
Production
Lux Film
Production
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
Zénith Production
Production
Italy · France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ulisse
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 6, 1954
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1955
Theatrical
France
November 23, 1954 · Theatrical
Germany
February 8, 1955 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Russia
July 23, 1962 · Theatrical
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