In this fantasyadventure based on homers epic poem the odyssey, kirk douglas is. The colors still look as fresh as the day this movie was shot 1954, and the music score is. Kirk douglas excels as ulysses but the real eyecandy is silvana mangano in her double role as penelope and sorceress circe. After winning the war, he now must endure a lengthy, tenyear journey to return, and with all his wits, odysseus must overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive. Kirk douglas is an american actor, producer, director, and author. A movie adaptation of homers second epic, that talks about ulysses efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war. In 1968, the television networks of italy, france, germany and yugoslavia united to produce the first big european coproduction for tv, and it was an. Kirk douglas supported free speech in the us, and in the ussr. The warrior king odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of ithaca to fight in the trojan war. American star kirk douglas plays the greek hero, ulysses. The greatest epic of the ancient world, homers odyssey is magnificently recreated for television.
Aug 07, 2016 scene from the 1955 movie ulysses 115 min. Ulysses is a 1954 film adaptation which stars kirk douglas as ulysses, with silvana mangano as penelope and circe, and anthony quinn playing antinous. The movie was directed by mario camerini, who cowrote the screenplay with writer franco brusati. This is one gutsy ending with ulysses going unhinged, releasing his wrath on those that have taken advantage of his family.
The original choice for director was georg wilhelm pabst but he quit at the last minute. It is based on homers poem the odyssey, and tells of odysseuss attempts to return home to ithaca after the trojan war. Ulysses 1954 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Spartacus is a 1960 american epic historical drama film directed by stanley kubrick, written by dalton trumbo, and based on the 1951 novel of the same title by howard fast. Ulisse ist ein italienischer monumentalfilm aus dem. With armand assante, greta scacchi, isabella rossellini, bernadette peters.
The adaptation of homers the odyssey ulysses is the latin translation of odysseus, features some pretty cheesy special effects, but is still nonetheless a surprisingly literate version. The film, with kirk douglas as a virile odysseus and anthony quinn as telemachus, was extremely popular with cinema audiences. We recently downloaded this movie for my 7 year old daughter who had just read a childrens version of the odyssey and has started to be intrigued by the greekroman mythology and epic history. See more ideas about stanley kubrick, film and movies.
If like mr maitlin, you judge this movie with the special effects of the 1999, the. Previous famous quotes from homers the odyssey next full glossary for the odyssey. Kirk douglas silvana mangano anthony quinn rossana podesta jacques dumesnil. Ulysses kirk douglas 1954 kirk douglas, silvana mangano, anthony quinn. A short obituary for movie legend kirk douglas which appeared on the taxpayerfunded voice of america website mentioned his successful attempt in the late 1950s to end the blacklisting by the.
Aug 14, 2009 this feature is not available right now. Ulysses is a 1954 italian fantasyadventure film based on homers epic poem odyssey. Aug 20, 2015 the odyssey has been adapted several times for the big screen in various iterations, ranging from the straightforward 1954 adaptation ulysses, starring kirk douglas in the lead, to joel and ethan. This classic saga by homer is set in ancient greece, where odysseus conquers many grave perils, like the lonely circe and the awesome one eyed cyclops. The story begins, as ever, with ulysses leaving his faithful wife penelope silvano magnano behind as he goes off to fight in the trojan wars. Kirk douglas was a legend already and i found silvana mangano penelopecirce beautiful and her rendition of penelope touching. Lionsgate and the hunger games architects take on homers. Homers hero kirk douglas recalls episodes of his odyssey. After victory in the trojan war, ulysses embarks on a tenyear journey back to his kingdom. Ulysses kirk douglas 1954 kirk douglas, silvana mangano.
Feb 07, 2020 actor kirk douglas brought his formidable chin and talent to classic movies such as spartacus and the bad and the beautiful. Ulysses 1954 allmovie movies and films database movie. December 9, 1916 february 5, 2020 was an american actor, producer, director, philanthropist, and writer. Rent ulysses 1954 starring kirk douglas and silvana mangano on dvd and bluray. Cyclops demands more wine from ulyssesodysseus and his men rick davi. With kirk douglas, laurence olivier, jean simmons, charles laughton. The loves and adventures of ulysses, ulisse, odyssey, vlisse, odyssey of ulysses. Ulysses 1954 by mario camerini kirk douglas, silvana. But before he can reunite with his beloved wife silvana mangano, he must defeat the brutal cyclops, escape the spell.
Ulisse is a 1954 italian fantasyadventure film based on homer s epic poem odyssey. See more ideas about spartacus, kirk douglas and spartacus 1960. Ulysses 1954 with kirk douglas ending almost major spoilers. Features impressive acting by the inimitable kirk douglas as ulysses, and. Cyclops demands more wine from ulyssesodysseus and his men. The odyssey 1997, a madefortv movie directed by andrei konchalovsky, is a slightly abbreviated version of the epic. Although condensed, the film stays mostly true to the spirit of the original work. Strangelove 1964 is a dark satire of cold war atomic politics. Spartacus 1960which was a directorforhire job for kubrick after kirk douglas fired the first directoris about a roman slave turned rebel, while dr.
Oct 30, 2018 a movie adaptation of homers second epic, that talks about ulysses efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war. Kirk douglas is a tv and movie actor who was onscreen with his real family in the series, it runs in the family, and also starred in the odyssey and 20,000 leagues under the sea. In this film, kirk douglas stars as the hero from the odyssey, homers classic greek epic. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he made his film debut in the strange love of martha ivers 1946 with barbara stanwyck. Apr 08, 2015 kirk douglas starred in the 1954 film ulysses, and films from tim burtons big fish to joel and ethan coens o brother, where are thou were said to be inspired by homers famed poem about a.
In the film silvana mangano plays two roles, as penelope, the faithful wife of ulysses and the sorceress, circe. Ulysses 1954 with kirk douglas ending almost major. This very expensive italianmade adaptation of homers the odyssey stars kirk douglas as seafaring hero ulysses. Actor kirk douglas brought his formidable chin and talent to classic movies such as spartacus and the bad and the beautiful. The odyssey is an epic poem written by homer in ancient greece, mostly likely close to the end of the 8th century bc. Arkansas 2020 movie official trailer vince vaughn, liam. And one of them i happen to have a very personal relationship with. A movie adaptation of homers second epic, that talks about ulysses efforts to. Attempting to return to ithaca from the trojan war, ulysses encounters years of numerous adventures and. It stars kirk douglas in the title role, laurence olivier as roman general and politician. Lionsgate and the hunger games architects take on homer. Kirk douglas starred in the 1954 film ulysses, and films from tim burtons big fish to joel and ethan coens o brother, where are thou were said to be inspired by homers famed poem about a. With tim elliott, john ewart, ron haddrick, paul johnstone. The odyssey has been adapted several times for the big screen in various iterations, ranging from the straightforward 1954 adaptation ulysses, starring kirk douglas in the lead, to joel and ethan.
Cyclops demands more wine from ulyssesodysseus and his. Monumentales abenteuerkino mit hollywoodlegende kirk douglas. Camerinis movie makes several cuts from the odysseys story, and adds some material to penelopes plot, but is otherwise faithful to the poem. In 1995, director mario camerini released a film adaptation of homers epic. What are some differences between the book version. The closest resemblance to ulysses that actor kirk douglas bears in the movie, entitled ulysses, which came to the globe yesterday, derives from his sporting a salient and familiarly close. The colors still look as fresh as the day this movie was shot 1954, and the music score is evocative and impressive.
The slave spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent roman republic. Cleftchinned, steelyeyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being the ragmans son the name of his bestselling 1988 autobiography to become a bona fide superstar, kirk douglas, also known as issur danielovitch demsky, was born on december 9, 1916 in amsterdam, new york. It is inspired by the life story of spartacus, the leader of a slave revolt in antiquity, and the events of the third servile war. Ulysses subtitles 37 subtitles subtitles download movie. With kirk douglas, silvana mangano, anthony quinn, rossana podesta. Ulisse is a 1954 italian fantasyadventure film based on homers epic poem odyssey. The films cinematographer mario bava codirected the polyphemus cyclops segment. Silvana mangano plays two roles, as penelope, the faithful wife of ulysses and the sorceress, circe. Ulysses 1954 this lush adaptation of homers grand epic the odyssey stars kirk douglas as the hero ulysses. Features impressive acting by the inimitable kirk douglas as ulysses, and anthony quinn as antinous, the most persistent of penelopes suitors.
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