Ulysses

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Ola G @Ollie1972 Aug 8, 2026 This 1954 version based on Homer's epic poem "Odyssey" has the always larger than life Kirk Douglas in the lead as Ulysses. It was an international co-production between Italy, France, and the United States which creates a bit of a mixed production due to the obvious dubbing. Rotten Tomatoes consensus summarizes: "Ulysses condenses Homer's epic into a visually sumptuous, but uneven adventure that can't overcome its muddled storytelling, stilted dialogue, and lack of truly heroic sweep." Which pretty much sums this film up. But, the main problem for me is that this film becomes one stretched self-display of Kirk Douglas showing of his buff frame and clear attempt to steal every scene he is in as much as he can. His personal Hollywood ego becomes one with Ulysses own big ego. "Ulysseus" does not end up amongst the great epic adventure films from that specific era. See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle Aug 4, 2026 Ulisse fue quizás la segunda mejor adaptación de Odýsseia en su momento y ha ido perdiendo ese estatus a medida que salieron nuevas adaptaciones. Pero ha jugado otro papel en la evolución de Odiseo en el cine a la vez que impulso uno de los subgéneros más importantes del cine italiano. Todavía sigue siendo una buena película dentro de los estándares del cine clásico y dada la importancia que tuvo tanto en las adaptaciones de Homero como en el péplum, eso hace que valga la pena seguir revisitándola. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 6/10. See more Roberto N @RT27729040 Dec 30, 2024 The Italians have always been terrible actors. Interesting how Douglas made them all look like amateurs. They should've taken lessons from him. See more Jan 2, 2020 A film that follows the structure of The Odyssey would be nice, but this one was a good effort for the time. See more Mar 14, 2019 Excellent acting by Douglas, Mangano and Quinn. A tight script that captures all the great moments in iconic encounters. Wonderful light and colors from an unrepeatable past. See more May 16, 2017 Entertaining sword-and-sandal epic, the success of which helped spawn the popular Italian genre. Kirk Douglas stars as Ulysses, cursed by Neptune to wander the seas, as he desperately tries to return home following the Trojan War. A giant cyclops, tempting sorceresses and, of course, plenty of action make this a genuinely enjoyable peplum entry. See more Read all reviews

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