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Ulysses' Gaze

Ulysses' Gaze

19957.42h 49m

Overview

An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
Written by Theo Angelopoulos, Homer, Tonino Guerra
Produced by Éric Heumann, Theo Angelopoulos, Dragan Ivanović
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Top Cast

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

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Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Ivo Levy

Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern

Ulysses' Wives

Thanasis Veggos

Thanasis Veggos

Taxi Driver

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

Giorgos Mihalakopoulos

Nikos

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Dora Volanaki

Old Woman

Mania Papadimitriou

Mania Papadimitriou

Mother

Giorgos Konstas

Giorgos Konstas

Father

Thanos Grammenos

Thanos Grammenos

Manakias' Assistant

Alekos Oudinotis

Alekos Oudinotis

Greek Film Library Manager

Themes & Keywords

affectationbalkan warfilm directordrearyarrogantcomplicatedconceitedpretentious

About Ulysses' Gaze

Ulysses' Gaze is a drama, history, war film released in 1995 exploring themes of affectation, balkan war, film director, dreary, arrogant, complicated. Directed by Theo Angelopoulos, it stars Harvey Keitel, Erland Josephson, Maia Morgenstern. An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

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