A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey, focusing on Ulysses's ten-year journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, where he faces various mythical challenges while his wife Penelope fends off suitors.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Kirk DouglasUlysses | Ulysses |
 Silvana ManganoCirce / Penelope | Circe / Penelope |
 Anthony QuinnAntinous | Antinous |
 Rossana PodestàNausicaa | Nausicaa |
 Jacques DumesnilAlcinous | Alcinous |
 Daniel IvernelEurylochus | Eurylochus |
 SylvieEurycleia | Eurycleia |
 Franco InterlenghiTelemachus | Telemachus |
 Elena ZareschiCassandra | Cassandra |
 Evi MaltagliatiAnticlea | Anticlea |
 Ludmilla DudarovaArete | Arete |
 Tania WeberLeucantho | Leucantho |
 Piero LulliAchilles | Achilles |
 Ferruccio StagniMentor | Mentor |
 Alessandro FersenDiomedes | Diomedes |
| OOscar AndrianiCalops | Calops |
| UUmberto SilvestriPolyphemus / Krakos | Polyphemus / Krakos |
 Gualtiero TumiatiLaertes | Laertes |
 Teresa PellatiMelantho | Melantho |
 Mario FelicianiEurymachus | Eurymachus |
| MMichele RiccardiniLeodes | Leodes |
 Umberto AliverniniUlysses Crew Member (uncredited) | Ulysses Crew Member (uncredited) |