Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Britannica's vintage recreation of Homer's Odyssey, filmed in 1965, includes fighting, singing, and literary analysis. Does this archival film compete with Christopher Nolan? Let us know if the comments.

Watch Part 1: youtu.be/1PJEDjlNPSM
Watch Part 3: youtu.be/2ac2ESEWeSk

Timestamps:
00:00 Opening Credits
00:32 Trojan War Song
03:40 Storytelling
04:24 Calypso's Island
06:02 The Cyclops
10:09 Poetry
10:51 Greek Language
11:49 The Suitors
12:54 Homecoming
14:25 Archery Challenge
18:32 Attack on the Suitors
21:04 Penelope's Test
25:01 End Credits

Learn more from Britannica
Homer: britannica.com/biography/Homer-Greek-poet
The Odyssey: britannica.com/topic/Odyssey-epic-by-Homer
The Iliad: britannica.com/topic/Iliad-epic-poem-by-Homer
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey": britannica.com/topic/The-Odyssey-film-by-Nolan

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