Mario Bava + Greek myth + 1960s TV surrealism = the weirdest Odyssey you'll ever take.
Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.
Direction
Bava's horror instincts creep into every monster sequence.
Production
TV budget, cinema ambition, pure Italian chaos.
Acting
Fehmiu's Ulisse: exhausted, horny, constantly betrayed.
Director
Piero Schivazappa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was edited down from a 6-hour RAI miniseries, which explains the whiplash pacing and why some subplots vanish entirely.
Bekim Fehmiu became Yugoslavia's first international star with this role, then Hollywood completely failed to capitalize on it.
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