Odysseus The Greatest Hero Of Them All | 4: Achilles’ Heel

Based on The Odyssey by Homer

Achilles is niggled when Trojan spears make a six foot hedgehog out of his best chum. Odysseus persuades him to take revenge.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 14'20''
  • Broadcast date: 1986
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