The Colossus of Rhodes

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The Colossus of Rhodes

1961,

2h 9m,

Adventure/

History/

Drama

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500+ Ratings

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When soldier Darios (Rory Calhoun) arrives in Rhodes, King Serse (Roberto Camardiel) has commissioned a larger-than-life statue of Apollo meant to protect the harbor. Darios immediately falls for a young maiden, Diala (Léa Massari), who is the daughter of the statue's maker. In aligning himself with Diala, Darios also becomes involved with Peliocles (Georges Marchal) and his rebels, who seek to overthrow the tyrannical king. As the revolt gets underway, so does an earthquake.

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Maxine Dowling

New York Daily News

Sep 22, 2021

2/4

In spite of beautiful settings, the picture has little excitement and the romance is unromantic.

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Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

It was a film remarkable enough, at a time when the peplums had just about reached the end of their particular line, to warrant good notices for its crowd and spectacle scenes.

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Howard Thompson

New York Times

Jun 15, 2005

3/5

What a place! For that matter, what a picture!

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Aug 10, 2021

3/4

A costume epic well-served by Leone's previous experience with the genre.

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Aug 13, 2011

5/10

It's not that any of this is specifically and irredeemably bad. It's just that none of it is very much good.

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Jun 21, 2007

5/10

...Leone's first credited film as a director, and it shows clearly the course he was charting as a filmmaker.

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Luke W

Aug 31, 2018

So bad I turned it off.

Han S

Jan 5, 2017

The Colossus of Rhodes is an amazing film. It is about Athenian war hero Darios who becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king while on holiday in Rhodes. Rory Calhoun and Lea Massari give incredible performances. The screenplay is well written. Sergio Leone did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the adventure and drama. The Colossus of Rhodes is a must see.

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Sergio Leone

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Rory Calhoun

Darios

Lea Massari

Diala

Georges Marchal

Peliocles

Conrado San Martín

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Ángel Aranda

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Synopsis

When soldier Darios (Rory Calhoun) arrives in Rhodes, King Serse (Roberto Camardiel) has commissioned a larger-than-life statue of Apollo meant to protect the harbor. Darios immediately falls for a young maiden, Diala (Léa Massari), who is the daughter of the statue's maker. In aligning himself with Diala, Darios also becomes involved with Peliocles (Georges Marchal) and his rebels, who seek to overthrow the tyrannical king. As the revolt gets underway, so does an earthquake.

Director: Sergio Leone
Producer: Michele Scaglione
Production Co: Procusa
Genre: Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2012
Runtime: 2h 9m

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