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Actors: Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podesta, Jacques Dumesnil
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ulysses |
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ULYSSES is an italian production with two american stars directed in 1954 by Mario Camerini. Kirk Douglas as Ulysses tries to return home after the Troyan War but Poseidon, the God of the Sea, wants him dead. Ulysses will have to fight a giant Cyclops, the Sirens and Circé the Magician before facing Anthony Quinn who is ready to marry Penelope, Ulysses's wife. Adventure movie for parents and children.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Ulysses |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Mental/Magical powers focus
Yes
Giant monster movie?
Yes
Kind of monster
- Giant Monster(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Greek
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (female)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Greek
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity
- Greek
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- Ancient past (Greek-Roman)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vauge references only
- kissing
- major character becomes a sex slave
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Is this movie based on a
- book
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