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1954 Italian film

Ulysses (Italian: Ulisse) is a 1954^[1]fantasy-adventure film based on Homer's epic poem Odyssey. The film was directed by Mario Camerini, who co-wrote the screenplay with writer Franco Brusati.

The original choice for director was Georg Wilhelm Pabst but he quit at the last minute.^[2] The film's cinematographer Mario Bava co-directed the cyclops Polyphemus segment (uncredited).

In the film Silvana Mangano plays two roles, as Penelope, the faithful wife of Ulysses and the sorceress Circe.

American star Kirk Douglas plays the Greek hero, Ulysses, while Anthony Quinn plays Antinous.

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Plot

The palace of Ulysses, king of Ithaca, is beleaguered by a horde of suitors wooing his wife Penelope after his failure to return from the war against the city of Troy. Penelope has promised under pressure to marry one of her many suitors, who under the leadership of Antinous squander her husband's wealth and land.

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