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The Homecoming of Ulysses
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The Homecoming of Ulysses

1996-12-26 · 56 min · Not rated

Music · Comedy · Family

Frank Groothof tells and sings the story of Ulysses' homecoming. He is accompanied musically by the saxphone ensemble Sax et Plus. The Dutch peninsula of Schiermonnikoog forms the backdrop for the story, in which Groothof himself plays almost all carachters.

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Directors
Jan Keja
Production companies
AVRO, BosBros
Countries
Netherlands
Status
Released

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Frank GroothofFrank GroothofNarrator/Odysseus/Telemachus/Eénoog/Poseidon/Zeus/Hofdame/Penelopeia
Mariët OverdiepAthene/Musician
Mia SvenssonMusician
Rudy SnippeMusician
Adri van VelsenMusician

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