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The Odyssey [videorecording] / Hallmark Entertainment in association with American Zoetrope ; produced by Dyson Lovell ; teleplay by Andrei Konchalovsky & Chris Solimine ; directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher: [United States] : Sonar Entertainment Distribution, LLC, [2001]Distributor: [United States] : Mill Creek Entertainment Copyright date: �2001Description: 1 videodisc (3 hr. ; 4 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
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  • video
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  • videodisc
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  • 791.4572 23
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Sergei Kozlov; editor, Michael Ellis; music, Edward Artemyev.
Cast: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbe, Christopher Lee, Irene Papas, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams.Summary: "Homer's classic epic poem about the hero, Odysseus, and his travels home after the infamous ten year battle of Troy, is brought to the screen. The gods seize the opportunity to make Odysseus and his crew the pawns in their games, forcing Odysseus to take unbelievable detours that add years to his journey home. These detours throw him into conflict with great mythological creatures like Circe, the Cyclops, and Poseidon, and ultimately bring him to Hades himself. Meanwhile, Odysseus' wife, Penelope, worries that her husband is dead and is forced to fight off suitors who want to claim his kingdom. Through all of this Odysseus must keep faith and fight to find his way back home, with only the aid of the goddess Athena."--IMDb.
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Classic Myths and Folktales Spring Semester

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DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

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Based on the epic poem by Homer.

"Homer's classic epic poem about the hero, Odysseus, and his travels home after the infamous ten year battle of Troy, is brought to the screen. The gods seize the opportunity to make Odysseus and his crew the pawns in their games, forcing Odysseus to take unbelievable detours that add years to his journey home. These detours throw him into conflict with great mythological creatures like Circe, the Cyclops, and Poseidon, and ultimately bring him to Hades himself. Meanwhile, Odysseus' wife, Penelope, worries that her husband is dead and is forced to fight off suitors who want to claim his kingdom. Through all of this Odysseus must keep faith and fight to find his way back home, with only the aid of the goddess Athena."--IMDb.

Originally released as a television program [United States?] : RHI Entertainment, c1997.

Videodisc release of the 1997 television broadcast.

Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbe, Christopher Lee, Irene Papas, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams.

Director of photography, Sergei Kozlov; editor, Michael Ellis; music, Edward Artemyev.

DVD, Dolby digital, region 2.

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