Ulysses (movie) - Definition and Overview

Ulysses is a film shot in 1967 and based on James Joyce's novel Ulysses.

Starring Barbara Jefford and Milo O'Shea, it was adapted by Fred Haines and Joseph Strick, and directed by Strick. There have been other movies based on Ulysses but this one stands out for its fidelity to the book and the fact that almost the entire screenplay is taken from lines in the book. It was one of the first motion pictures to use the word "fuck". In New Zealand, screeners were required to show the film before gender-segregated audiences. It was not approved for general release in Ireland until 2000; however, it was screened at the Irish Film Theatre (a private film club) in the 1970s.