Ulysses (1954 film)

Ulysses
American theatrical poster
Directed byMario Camerini
Mario Bava (uncredited)
Written byFranco Brusati
Mario Camerini
Ennio De Concini
Hugh Gray
Ben Hecht
Ivo Perilli
Irwin Shaw
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Carlo Ponti
Starring
CinematographyHarold Rosson
Mario Bava (uncredited)
Edited byLeo Catozzo
Music byAlessandro Cicognini
Production
companies
Lux Film
Paramount Pictures
Producciones Ponti-de Laurentiis
Zénith Films
Distributed byParamount Pictures (USA)
Release dates
  • 6 October 1954 (1954-10-06) (Italy)
  • October 1955 (1955-10) (USA)
Running time
117 min.
CountriesItaly
United States
France
LanguagesItalian
English
Budget500 million (approximately $800,000)
Box office1,800 billion (Italy)

Ulysses (Italian: Ulisse) is a 1954[1] fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. The film was directed by Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati. The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst but he quit at the last minute.[2] The film's cinematographer Mario Bava co-directed the cyclops Polyphemus segment (uncredited).

In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress Circe. American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses, while Anthony Quinn plays Antinous.

  1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  2. ^ Dino de Laurentiis Obituary, The Guardian, 11 November 2010

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