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Total Film
Entertainment
George Marston

Christopher Nolan says he shot almost 400 miles of film for The Odyssey, including "four months" on the open sea

Matt Damon in The Odyssey.

Christopher Nolan's monumental adaptation of Homer's enduring classic tale The Odyssey recently wrapped filming after just over three months of production, with the auteur director telling Empire that he shot over two million feet of film - nearly 400 miles worth - including filming on the open ocean.

To accomplish this feat, Nolan says he personally spent "four months" at sea, calling the experience "pretty primal."

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