The Odyssey
Brief Synopsis
Two-part adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey," the epic poem that follows the Greek warrior Odysseus (Ulysses) as he makes his arduous and event-filled, ten-year journey home to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
Cast & Crew
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Alan Stenson
William Houston
Vincenzo Nicoli
Vanessa Williams
Bernadette Peters
Josh Maguire
Film Details
Also Known As
Homer's The Odyssey, Odyssey
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Period
Release Date
1997
Location
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; Turkey; Malta
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Two-part adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey," the epic poem that follows the Greek warrior Odysseus (Ulysses) as he makes his arduous and event-filled, ten-year journey home to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
Cast
Alan Stenson
William Houston
Vincenzo Nicoli
Vanessa Williams
Bernadette Peters
Josh Maguire
Stewart C Thompson
Jeroen Krabbe
Heathcote Williams
Freddy Douglas
Alan Cox
Yorgo Voyagis
Andoni Anastasse
Isabella Rossellini
Armand Assante
Richard Truett
Eric Roberts
Pat Kelman
Paloma Baeza
Mark Hill
Michael J. Pollard
Irene Papas
Geraldine Chaplin
Greta Scacchi
Tony Vogel
Oded Levy
Reid Asato
Ron Cook
Michael Tezcan
Peter Woodthorpe
Katie Carr
Nicholas Clay
Christopher Lee
Vernon Dobtcheff
Roger Ashton-griffiths
Crew
Ali Akdeniz
Production Manager
Fatos Akdeniz
Location Manager
John Allenby
Property Master
Amina Amabi
Dialogue Coach
Leon Apsey
Construction
Mags Arnold
Assistant Editor
Edward Artemiev
Music
Martin Asbury
Storyboard Artist
Marco Assante
Assistant
Harry Audley
Casting
Peter Baldock
Sound Editor
Patricia Barr
Other
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Brian Blues
Carpenter
Mike Boone
Assistant Art Director
Phil Booth
Assistant Director
Jean Bourne
Script Supervisor
Dennis Bovington
Construction Manager
Tim Bricknell
Production Assistant
Terry Bridle
Special Effects
Karen Brookes
Set Decorator
Andy Bunce
Special Effects
Paul Carr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Casali
Sound
Paul Colford
Costumes
Richard Conway
Special Effects Supervisor
Sam Conway
Special Effects
Matthew Cope
Effects Coordinator
Clive Copland
Boom Operator
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Gerry Crampton
Stunt Coordinator
David Crozier
Sound Mixer
Nick Daly
Video
Robin Davies
Other
Noel Davis
Casting
Sean Defeo
Music
Gillian Dodders
Sound Editor
Peter Dorme
Other
Michael Ellis
Editor
David Eltham
Special Effects
Frederic Evard
Art Director
Bryon Fear
Assistant
Robert Finch
Gaffer
Kevin Fowler
Production
Catherine Frift
Other
Mike Frift
Camera Operator
Fred Fuchs
Executive Producer
Joe Gallagher
Sound Editor
Barry Gates
Props
Michael Gibbs
Original Music
Andy Glen
Music Editor
Gerry Gore
Unit Manager
Alina Gouliaeva
Assistant
Tim Greenwood
Editor
Scott Griffin
Other
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Olga Grinchpoun
Assistant Editor
Muko Gulmez
Assistant Location Manager
Roger Hall
Production Designer
Robert Halmi
Executive Producer
Guy Heeley
Assistant Director
Andy Hennigan
Other
Amrik Heyer
Choreographer
Robert Hill
Props
Sarah Hinch
Other
Andrew Holder
Art Department
Margaret Horspool
Other
Len Huntingford
Art Director
Leslie Keane
Other
Marat Kim
Art Department
John King
Art Director
Steve Kirkby
Costume Supervisor
Sonja Klaus
Production
Charles Knode
Costume Designer
Andrei Konchalovsky
Screenplay
Sergei Koslov
Director Of Photography
Josef Kowalewski
Costumes
Rita Kozma
Accounting Assistant
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Oded Levy
Casting
Blanca Li
Choreographer
Andy Lomas
Digital Effects Supervisor
Dyson Lovell
Producer
Justine Luxton
Assistant
Steve Macdonald
Props
Terry Madden
Assistant Director
Nikolai Malakhov
Other
Christopher Mason
Other
Mike Mcgee
Visual Effects Supervisor
Malcolm Mcintosh
Camera Operator
Malcolm Mclaren
Music
Billy Merrill
Best Boy
Nicholas Meyer
Executive Producer
Simon Mills
Other
Stephen Morphew
Stand-In
Dean Morrish
Other
Gerard Naprous
Other
Dean Norgate
Props
Ian Norgate
Other
Norman North
Props
Paul Nott-macaire
Props
Roy O'conner
Props
Daniel Parker
Makeup
Tori Parry
Production Coordinator
Steve Paton
Special Effects
John Payne
Grip
Mark Reynolds
Propman
Steve Ricard
Stand-In
Fiona Richards
Production Assistant
Rupert Ryle-hodges
Assistant Director
Square Sail
Other
Petra Schaumann
Hairdresser
A Schoul
Color
Jonathan Scott
Production Assistant
Martin Shepherd
Other
Nicholas C Smith
Special Effects
Chris Solimine
Screenplay
Suzanne Stokes-munton
Hairdresser
G Szabo
Color
Alistair Thompson
Accounting Assistant
Chris Thompson
Line Producer
Joyce Turner
Production Coordinator
Oliver Upton
Photography
Liz West
Script Supervisor
Gil Whelan
Production Manager
Tim Willis
Special Effects
Ginnette Wilson
Accounting Assistant
Sue Wood
Casting
Jeremy Woodhead
Makeup
Arthur Wooster
Director Of Photography
John Wright
Props
Allison Wyldeck
Costume Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Homer's The Odyssey, Odyssey
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Period
Release Date
1997
Location
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; Turkey; Malta
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 18, 1997
Aired in United States May 19, 1997
Released in United States on Video August 19, 1997
Budget source: Daily Variety 05/16/1997
Budget source: NY Times 11/10/1997
Budget source: TV Guide 05/17/1997
Estimated budget: $28,000,000 - $40,000,000
Began shooting October 14, 1996.
Completed shooting January 1997.
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