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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

  • THE ODYSSEYFilm still: L to R: Matt Damon is Odysseus and Zendaya is Athena in THE ODYSSEY, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

    From Matt Damon to Zendaya, meet the all-star cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

  • Film still: L to R: Anne Hathaway is Penelope and Tom Holland is Telemachus in THE ODYSSEY, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

    Why The Odyssey was the only story big enough for Christopher Nolan

  • THE ODYSSEYFilm still: Matt Damon is Odysseus in THE ODYSSEY, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

    Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: cinematic storytelling on an epic scale

  • Matt Damon (frame left, with bow) is Odysseus in THE ODYSSEY, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

    All about the journey: why Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey speaks differently to each generation

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