As a lover of old movies with a special affection for the Sword & Sandle genre, I'm amazed that I've never seen this movie. Somehow in 50 years of watching movies, it completely escaped my attention.
Kirk Douglas warseit frühen Jahren an mein Favorit. Nicht nur sein Aussehen, auch seine Persönlichkeit, sein soziales Empfinden haben es mir sehr angetan. Und natürlich sein umwerfendes schauspielerisches Können. Er war in Hollywood einer der ganz Grossen. Und hat sich als russischer Immigrant aus Bitterarmen Verhältnissen " hochgespielt,," Nix gegen Anthony Quinn, auch eine verdiente Größe. Wie fast alle der damaligen Darsteller/ihnen. Sowas gibt es heute nimmer.
Movies that take place in the late Bronze Age Greece should use costumes more appropriate for that time period. The women, in particular, wore quite evocative fashions, nothing like that of the Classical Greek era.
The Greek Heros had held contests and competitions to see who would get to marry Helen. Odysseus won the right to marry Penelope by winning at the same archery contest she has the suitors attempt, perhaps fitting. The bow of Odysseus was especially made for him by one of the gods, and so could only be strung and fired by him or his descendants. When the suitors are attempting to string the bow, the son of Odysseus claims the right to make an attempt. He is about to successfully string it when Odysseus signals him not to, and he pretends he can't and gives up.
I saw the film several times in the 80s and maybe 90s. Only now do I notice that these Greeks had pre-antique clothing and hairstyles. The same applies to the building and the works of art. That is very pleasing. For example, in the miserable, superfluous film "Troy" (2004) they didn't make this effort.
So he killed them all just because they were pigs who ate up his food and wanted to marry his wife? Nowadays, she would have filed for divorce, spent up his money, and had 6 kids by 7 different baby daddies while he would have been in prison for being a homicidal maniac.
I wish l could see the whole movie of Ulysses l used to have the movie on DVD l Lost it in a fire where could l find this movie it is the greatest movie besides Spartacus l have that great movie of his and Viking was another one is awesome 👍
One of the finest early examples of the "Magical Negro" trope. Rafer Johnson imparts his profound wisdom to produce an epiphany for Román's character before ultimately sacrificing his life for Scott's character and crew.
