Ulysses and the Giant Polyphemus
Original title: L'île de Calypso: Ulysse et le géant Polyphème
1905 · 4 min
Georges MélièsCast
Plot
An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.
Sinekatalog’s take
The hero meets the one-eyed man-eater in an early fantasy that plays like a stagey horror spectacle. The effects are inventive, and the staging is delightfully theatrical. A fine curiosity for fans of myth on the silent screen.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.6 / 10 (368 votes)
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