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L'Odissea

191144 minItaly
AdventureFantasyDrama
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: German.
This copy runs
43:53
Subtitles
English

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Wikimedia Commons · Francesco Bertolini · Public domain

Subtitles: Wikimedia Commons · Open Classic Cinema

Synopsis

After the Trojan War, Odysseus struggles to bring his men home through a world of hostile creatures and supernatural dangers. Escaping one threat leads to another, and the long journey strips him of his companions. Reaching Ithaca will require more than navigation: he must also confront the men who have taken over his household during his absence.

Cast

DirectorsFrancesco BertoliniAdolfo PadovanGiuseppe De Liguoro

Historical context

The film was made in connection with the 1911 Turin exposition, during the celebrations marking fifty years of Italian unification. Its classical subject also suited contemporary ambitions to present cinema as an educational art.

Inspirations

The Italian production condenses episodes from Homer's Odyssey into a sequence of mythological adventures.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 12, 2026.

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  • Giuseppe De Liguoro — The original uploader was RamblerBiondo at Italian Wikipedia .; Da La Vita Cinematografica , dicembre 1913 n.23-24 (numero speciale) pag. 51. Coll. Museo Nazionale del Cinema , Torino. Bibliomediateca "Mario Gromo". · CC BY-SA 3.0

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