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The Odyssey

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  • 1997-1997
  • 1 Season
  • NBC
  • Action & Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Documentary
  • TV-14
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The warrior King Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. After winning the war, he now must endure a lengthy, ten-year journey to return, and with all his wits, Odysseus must overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld.

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Armand Assante
Odysseus
Greta Scacchi
Penelope
Isabella Rossellini
Athena

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Episode 1

Part I

Sun, May 18, 199791 mins

Odysseus, the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Ithaca, is called to service in the Trojan War after the birth of his son Telemachus, much to the dismay of his wife Queen Penelope. Odysseus is worried that he may not return, and tells Penelope that she should remarry by the time Telemachus is a man if he does not return. The war lasts ten years, during which Greece's best soldier, Achilles, is killed and the Greeks avenge him by using a giant horse to sneak inside and destroy the city of Troy.

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Awards

  • 1998 - Golden Globe - Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 1998 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 1997 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special - winner
  • 1997 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special - nominated

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