Silvana mangano plays two roles, as penelope, the faithful wife of ulysses and the sorceress, circe. I purchased what i thought was the kirk douglas english movie for my english class to watch as a companion to reading the odyssey. Nov 19, 2009 i n 1967, the american filmmaker joseph strick took a bold and highminded stab at the ultimate unfilmable book. Doomed to journey aimlessly across the sea after the trojan war, ulysses battles many adversaries on his way home from war to his wife penelope. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the mario camerinidirected movie via subscription can be a.
Ulysses a picture adaptation of homers second epic, that talks about ulysses efforts to come back after ten decades of wars end. Ulisse, odyssey, vlisse, odyssey of ulysses, the loves and adventures of ulysses. But before he can reunite with his beloved wife silvana mangano, he must defeat the brutal cyclops, escape the spell of circe who turns his crew into swine, and outwit the sirens who lure sailors to their death. Ulysses full frame, dolby, subtitled on movies unlimited. Kirk is a frequently shirtless ulysses, running, wrestling, and wooing, then battling against his rivals in a full blooded climax. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android.
Silvana mangano plays two roles, as penelope, the faithful wife of. Lifeworn charlie struggles with leaving his present life and family in ohio to return to his childhood kentucky home and the music and lifestyle that once defined him. Among these, ulysses devoted wife penelope and his grown son telemachus. With kirk douglas, silvana mangano, anthony quinn, rossana podesta. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. No where does this say that this movie is in spanish. Ulysses text editor, a software product for creative writing. Ulysses is the roman name for odysseus, a hero in ancient greek literature.
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. May 10, 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. Ulysses cable system, a submarine communications cable network ulysses robot, a bombdetecting robot ulysses, a space probe designed to study the sun. Ulysses 1954 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. The movie was directed by mario camerini, who cowrote the screenplay with writer franco brusati. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. With help from athena, ulysseus regains his kingdom and penelope. Ulysses subtitles 36 subtitles subtitles download movie. Ulysses is a 1954 fantasyadventure film based on homers epic poem odyssey.
After victory in the trojan war, ulysses embarks on a tenyear journey back to his kingdom. Ulisse is a 1954 italian fantasyadventure film based on homers epic poem odyssey. Rent ulysses 1954 starring kirk douglas and silvana mangano on dvd and bluray. Spellbound, ulysses stays with circe for six more months, until his now restless crew finally mutiny. Ulysses 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Although circe warns them of an approaching storm, the men sail off without ulysses. Ulysses 1954 with kirk douglas ending almost major spoilers. On the screen at last 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. 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. The original choice for director was georg wilhelm pabst but he quit at the last minute. Silvana mangano is an imperious, beautiful wife, tho not very sexy in my opinion and rossana podesta is the princess ulysses falls in love with. This edition is limited to 2000 copies on handmade paper numbered from 1 to 2000prelim. Attempting to return to ithaca from the trojan war, ulysses encounters years of numerous adventures and. Ulysses 1 hours and 34 minutes movie in the ancient greek city of ithaca, many impatiently await the return of their king ulysses and his warriors from the trojan war. Kirk douglas excels as ulysses but the real eyecandy is silvana mangano in her double role as penelope and sorceress circe. Ulysses 1954 movie jump to navigation jump to search.
Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for ulysses in any language. But before he gets there, he battles a cyclops, resists the tempting sirens, and has a little fun with an enchantress. Quinn is very good as one of the rivals for the hand of penelope. Acceptable enough when first released in 1954, ulysses pales in comparison to the hightech, allstar 1997 tv miniseries version of the odyssey. Its a day in the life of leopold bloom milo oshea, his wife, molly barbara jefford, and stephen dedalus maurice roeves in 1904 dublin, based on the james joyce novel. Grant 18221885, american general and 18th president of the united states 18691877 places in.
Looking to feast your eyes on ulysses on your tv, phone, or tablet. Years and years later, ulysses returns to penelope, where he must meet and master a final challenge. But ulysses return is not eagerly awaited by everyone, especially by his enemies. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. Inevitably, its a disappointment, though watched again now for. 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. It took 10 years for the greek hero ulysses to make his way back to ithica after the trojan war. Based on the classic novel by james joyce, this drama deals with the life of an impotent married jewish man, his wife, and a studentpoet in dublin. One of the most important works of modernist literature, it has been called a demonstration and summation of the entire movement. Ulysses 1954 allmovie movies and films database movie. Anthony quinn, kirk douglas, rossana podesta and more. In this film, kirk douglas stars as the hero from the odyssey, homers classic greek epic.