Mario Bava directed the sequence with Polyphemus, the Cyclops, and Piero Schivazappa directed the sequence with the Trojan Horse.
A Thomas organ was prominently featured on the soundtrack to create special musical effects.
Because of all the Italian, Yugoslav, English-speaking, French and German actors on the set, the crew tried to communicate in English, but in the end scripts had to be prepared for all the principal languages. [Source: Télé 7 Jours magazine]
According to the French magazine Télé 7 Jours, the TV series took two years of preparation, eight months of filming, and three months of dubbing. The crew during the shoot varied in size between one hundred and two hundred members. Twenty-seven tailors and shoemakers were constantly on hand on the set to make and mend the costumes. Three replicas of antique Greek ships were constructed on the basis of archaeological plans from a basic hull with a keel, which took a team of master carpenters a couple of months. Odysseus' vessel alone cost more than 20 million lire (US $ 32,000 at the time). An engine was hidden inside the ship to make it easier to navigate.
This was the first Rai TV production shot on color film, according to the official Rai Cultura website. Although Rai TV started broadcasting in colors only from 1977 (nine years later), this production was realized in color film because it was meant for an international distribution.