Odyssey sets sail in sweeping nbc miniseries by patton. With armand assante, greta scacchi, isabella rossellini, bernadette peters. The story faithfully chronicles the many adventures of sailor odysseus armand assante, his colorful crew as they. After the read aloud format of the voyage of odysseus is finished, show the nbc miniseries version of homers odyssey to the students. The warrior king odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of ithaca to fight in. Konchalovskys miniseries begins with odysseuss departure from ithaca and tells the story of the iliad before it launches into the action of the odyssey. Calling it a miniseries is a bit of a stretch, considering it was only two episodestelevision movie works much betterbut that is how its officially billed. Odysseus ultimate triumph, returning home and defeating the suitors, could not have been accomplished without the sufferance and the help of the fickle and amoral gods.
The odyssey emmy awards, nominations and wins television. The series follows a female soldier, a corporate lawyer and a political activist as their lives unexpectedly collide. Armand assante does a good job of portraying the hero, odysseus. Best miniseries or motion picture made for television. Apr 18, 2016 in may of 1997, nbc aired a miniseries version of homers odyssey. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use.
The odyssey is a 1997 american mythologyadventure television miniseries based on the ancient greek epic poem by homer, the odyssey. Jim hensons creature shop provided an array of creature effects, including a talking animatronic pig roasting on a spit, the cg creature scylla, a rodpuppet sea sluglike sea monster who. The producers of the odyssey seemed to be wary of accuracy when it came to telling the major points of the story. Konchalovsky takes an interesting approach to homer. The series won the award for outstanding directing for a miniseries or a special. Mar 16, 2018 lewis and clark is being produced by tom hanks, edward norton, brad pitt, dede gardner, tim kelly and adam leipzig. The odyssey was a 1997 miniseries on nbc with armand assante as the main actor, odysseus. The story faithfully chronicles the many adventures of sailor odysseus armand assante, his colorful crew as they encounter a variety of mythical figures, including odysseuss spiritual guide athena isabella rossellini, the seductive calypso vanessa williams and the. The series was created by peter horton greys anatomy, adam armus heroes and kay.
On sunday april 5, 2015 nbc will premiere its new intelligence drama series american odyssey in the 10 pm slot. The odyssey promotional poster distributed by hallmark american zoetrope. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific. Directed by andrei konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in twoparts beginning on may 18, 1997 on nbc. The odyssey is an epic twopart miniseries, similar to gullivers travels, adapting the greek epic poem of the same name. This is a fine, beautifully crafted version of homers the odyssey. Bad luck and circumstances can easily overmatch any human being. It seems to me that many of the parts that were altered were minor in nature and, in general, didnt affect the overall quality of the film.
T a he may 1997 nbc television miniseries of the odyssey, a production of francis ford coppolas american zoe. Cnn nominees for golden globe awards december 18, 1997. Created by adam armus, nora kay foster, peter horton. The odyssey is a 1997 emmy awardwinning and golden globenominated britishamerican fantasyadventure television miniseries based on the ancient greek epic poem by homer, the odyssey.
Watch the latest episodes of american odyssey or get episode details on. The warrior king odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of ithaca to fight in the trojan war. The odyssey is a 1997 britishamerican fantasyadventure television miniseries based on the ancient greek epic poem by homer, the odyssey. Theyve worked magic with the material, creating an. The miniseries is based on the book undaunted courage by stephen a. The poems events are told in chronological order, so that the encounter with the cyclops. The odyssey by andrei konchalovsky andrei konchalovsky. The odyssey is a warning that no matter how clever, mankind is still dependent on the will of the gods.
And so we have a miniseries with big issues fragging, funding of terrorists and, as the series starts to unfold. Watch the latest episodes of american odyssey or get episode details on nbc. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. Best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television. American odyssey is the story of female american sargent odelle ballard anna friel fighting jihadists in north africa and her struggle to return home to her family in america. The odyssey nbc best actress in a miniseries or movie made for television. Give credit to director andrei konchalovsky, his cast and his. It was originally broadcast as a fourhour miniseries on the nbc network. The story of odysseus and his travails was filmed in turkey and malta. The production aired over nbc and was executive produced by francis ford coppola. The series is based on the ancient greek epic poem, the odyssey, which is usually. The odyssey is a 1997 american mythology adventure television miniseries based on the ancient greek epic poem by homer, the odyssey.
Ellen barkin, before women had wings abc jena malone, hope tnt. Miniseries produced by american zoetrope in association with hallmark entertainment for nbc may 18 and 19,1997. Apr 05, 2015 the early minutes of nbcs american odyssey have all kinds of potential. The odyssey tv series 19971997 the movie database tmdb. The miniseries was rebroadcast on nbc from september 10 to september, 1979, a year and a half after its original broadcast. Apr 01, 2015 salah benchegra, for instance, was instrumental in making american odyssey, an nbc series that begins on sunday, as good as it is. This is an edit of the hallmark channels made for tv movie, the odyssey. Some critics accused the miniseries of trivializing the holocaust. Jessica lange, sarah paulson, evan peters, lily rabe, zachary quinto, joseph fiennes, and james cromwell its definitely the scariest season of the series, and it has the best. Nbc has issued a series order for odyssey, a trafficlike action drama. It was filmed in malta, turkey, parts of england, and many other places around the mediterranean, where the.
Three families are torn apart when a stranded female soldier, a disillusioned corporate attorney and a disrespected political activist are pulled into the same shocking international military conspiracy. With anna friel, peter facinelli, jake robinson, omar ghazaoui. In all fairness to this movieminiseries, the producers took great care to try to make it as historically accurate as possible. The series later won the award for outstanding directing for a miniseries or a special. Newspaper article the christian science monitor nbc s sumptuous odyssey is mustread tv series. Directed by andrei konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in two parts beginning on may 18, 1997 on nbc. Armand assante gives a sterling performance as the king of ithica, whos journey to return from the siege of troy leads him on a 20odd year quest to find his way home to his beloved wife penelope. The series is based on the ancient greek epic poem, the odyssey, which is.
Armand assante, greta scacchi, isabella rossellini. T he may 1997nbc television miniseries of the odyssey, a production of francis ford coppolas amer. They are given fresh, vivid form tonight in the nbc miniseries. As a final activity, the students can take a teacher constructed test relating to the read aloud book, as well as the nbc miniseries version of homers odyssey. The story faithfully chronicles the many adventures of sailor odysseus armand. American odyssey is a universal television, fabrik entertainment and red arrow entertainment production. The odyssey is a 1997 american fantasyadventure television miniseries and emmy awardwinning and golden globenominated.
This movie really is one of the top two or three miniseriestv movies ive ever seen, the others. The story faithfully chronicles the many adventures of sailor odysseus. Apr, 2015 nbc has launched a new television series called american odyssey, which is based on the premise that an american company that has been funding islamist terrorist groups is covering up the scandal by using private military contractors who are ready and willing to attack u. The odyssey, adapted for television by andrei konchalovsky and christopher solimine.
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