This 1997 American fantasy-adventure TV miniseries was based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, The Odyssey. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, the miniseries aired on NBC in two-parts beginning on May 18, 1997. The series won the award for "Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special." It was filmed in Malta, Turkey, parts of England and many other places around the Mediterranean. The cast includes Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Irene Papas, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Lee and Vanessa Williams.
Actor | Role | Actor | Role |
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Armand Assante Odysseus | Greta Scacchi Penelope | ||
Isabella Rossellini Athena | Bernadette Peters Circe | ||
Eric Roberts Eurymachus | Irene Papas Anticleia | ||
Jeroen Krabbé King Alcinous | Geraldine Chaplin Eurycleia | ||
Christopher Lee Tiresias | Vanessa Williams Calypso | ||
Nicholas Clay Menelaus | Adoni Anastassopoulos Perimedes | ||
Paloma Baeza Melanthe | Ron Cook Eurybates | ||
Reid Asato Cyclops | Josh Maguire Young Telemachus | ||
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Polites | Miles Anderson Poseidon |
Name | Job |
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Homer | Creator |
Andrei Konchalovsky | Creator |
Charles Knode | Costume Design |
Michael Ellis | Editor |
Chris Solimine | Teleplay |
Sergey Kozlov | Director of Photography |
Homer | Original Story |
Andrei Konchalovsky | Teleplay |
Chris Thompson | Line Producer |
Karen Brookes | Set Decoration |
John King | Supervising Art Director |
Nicholas Meyer | Executive Producer |
Roger Hall | Production Design |
Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
Eduard Artemyev | Original Music Composer |
Fred Fuchs | Executive Producer |
Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
Dyson Lovell | Producer |
Andrei Konchalovsky | Director |