Armand Assante
Odysseus
Search results
The Odyssey: With Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters. Follows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.
The Odyssey is a 1997 American mythology–adventure television miniseries based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, the Odyssey. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in two parts beginning on May 18, 1997, on NBC.
The greatest epic of the ancient world, Homer's Odyssey is magnificently recreated for television. After a twenty-year war against Troy, Odysseus (Armand Assante, "American Gangster") battles vengeful gods and mythical sea monsters on his quest to return to his wife and son.
Overview. In this adaptation of Homer's timeless epic, Armand Assante stars as Odysseus, the warrior King of the mythical island of Ithaca, who must endure a decade long quest to reach home after the Trojan war, overcoming savage monsters, powerful forces of nature, and seductive nymphs, and he must outsmart them all, with all the guile and ...
1 h 31 min. 7+. The greatest epic of the ancient world, Homer's Odyssey is magnificently recreated for television. Homer's engaging tale recounts the journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca & mastermind of the Greek victory in the Trojan War.
