

Ulysses' Gaze
1995-10-12 · 169 min · ★ 7.5
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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Production details
- Directors
- Theo Angelopoulos
- Production companies
- Paradis Films, La Générale d'Images, La Sept Cinéma, RAI, Theo Angelopoulos Films, Greek Film Centre, Tele München, Channel 4 Television, MEGA TV
- Countries
- Greece, France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Albania
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Harvey KeitelA
Erland JosephsonIvo Levy
Maia MorgensternUlysses' Wives
Thanasis VeggosTaxi Driver
Giorgos MihalakopoulosNikos
Dora VolanakiOld Woman
Mania PapadimitriouMother
Giorgos KonstasFather
Thanos GrammenosManakias' Assistant
Alekos OudinotisGreek Film Library Manager
Ljuba TadićMr Jovicic, Man in Charge of the Belgrade Film Archive
Vaggelis Liodakis
Agni Vlahou
Giannis Zavradinos
Vangelis Kazan
Mirka Kalatzopoulou
Dimitris KamberidisUncle
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