The Odyssey (1968 miniseries)
| The Odyssey | |
|---|---|
Bekim Fehmiu as Odysseus | |
| Genre | Mythology, adventure |
| Based on | Odyssey |
| Directed by | Franco Rossi Mario Bava Piero Schivazappa |
| Presented by | Giuseppe Ungaretti |
| Starring | Bekim Fehmiu Irene Papas |
| Composer | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Vittorio Bonicelli |
| Producer | Dino de Laurentiis |
| Production locations | Italy Yugoslavia |
| Running time | 446 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | RAI |
| Release | 24 March – 5 May 1968 |
The Odyssey (Italian: L'Odissea) is an eight-episode European TV miniseries broadcast on RAI in 1968 and based on Homer's Odyssey. It is a Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française coproduction, it was directed by Franco Rossi, assisted by Piero Schivazappa and Mario Bava; the cast includes Bekim Fehmiu as Odysseus and Irene Papas as Penelope, Samson Burke as the Cyclops, as well as Barbara Bach as Nausicaa, and Gérard Herter.