Looking back on the 1995 Greek adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ starring Harvey Keitel
A different kind of epic.
Harvey Keitel
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Harvey Keitel is an American actor and producer celebrated for his intense screen presence and long-standing collaborations with some of cinema’s most influential directors.
Emerging as one of the defining faces of the New Hollywood movement, Keitel first gained recognition through his work with Martin Scorsese in films including Mean Streets, Taxi Driver and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. He later starred in acclaimed films such as The Duellists, Thelma & Louise, Reservoir Dogs, The Piano, Pulp Fiction, Smoke, Bad Lieutenant and The Irishman.
Renowned for portraying morally complex, emotionally layered characters, Keitel has enjoyed a career spanning more than five decades across independent and mainstream cinema.
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A film that several journalists refused to sit through.
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“We’ve lost another great American poet.”
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It didn’t reach for the stars.
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Whatever happened to ‘hello’?
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The beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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Harvey Keitel is an American actor best known for films including Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, The Piano and Bad Lieutenant.
Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and The Piano are widely regarded as among Harvey Keitel's finest performances.
Yes. Harvey Keitel was one of Martin Scorsese's earliest collaborators, appearing in Who's That Knocking at My Door, Mean Streets, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Taxi Driver.