Ulysses

UPC: 012236100669

Studio: Lionsgate

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Questionable for Children]

Summary: This very expensive Italian-made adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" stars Kirk Douglas as seafaring hero Ulysses. 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. Having the poor taste to set himself above the gods after a stunning military victory, Ulysses is doomed to journey aimlessly across the sea until he can make amends. Along the way, our hero battles a cyclops, resists the fatal singing of the Sirens, and enjoys a brief interlude with pig-fancying enchantress Circe (also played by Silvano Magnano). Years and years later, Ulysses returns to Penelope, where he must meet and master a final challenge. Acceptable enough when first released in 1954, Ulysses pales in comparison to the high-tech, all-star 1997 TV miniseries version of The Odyssey. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Ulysses

Format: DVD

Release Date: 08/04/2009

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 104 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Ulysses
1. Opennig Credits/Gods & Heroes [3:53]
2. Ulysses' Curse [8:04]
3. A Man with no Memory [8:02]
4. Nausicaa [3:47]
5. Antinous of Cephalonia [5:04]
6. Wedding Day [4:52]
7. Mysterious Island [4:08]
8. Cyclops [12:55]
9. The Siren's Song [6:18]
10. Unknown Force [1:53]
11. Circe the Goddess [7:18]
12. Spellbound [10:33]
13. Going Home [4:54]
14. A Beggar [7:52]
15. Revenge [10:09]
16. Reconciliation [1:32]

Cast and Crew: Franco Brusati  Screenwriter 
Mario Camerini  Director 
Mario Camerini  Screenwriter 
Alessandro Cicognini  Composer (Music Score) 
Ennio de Concini  Screenwriter 
Dino de Laurentiis  Producer 
Ben Hecht  Screenwriter 
Ivo Perilli  Screenwriter 
Carlo Ponti  Producer 
Irwin Shaw  Screenwriter 
Hugh Gray  Screenwriter 
Kirk Douglas  Actor 
Silvana Mangano  Actor 
Anthony Quinn  Actor 
Rossana Podestà  Actor 
Jacques Dumesnil  Actor 
Franco Interlenghi  Actor 
Elena Zareschi  Actor 
Mario Feliciani  Actor 
Daniel Ivernel  Actor 
Piero Lulli  Actor 
Teresa Pellati  Actor 
Michele Riccardini  Actor 
Sylvie  Actor 
Gualtiero Tumiati  Actor 
Tania Weber  Actor 
Evi Maltagliati  Actor 
Ludmilla Dudarova  Actor 
Oscar Andriani  Actor 

Country: Italy