The Colossus of Rhodes
A monster statue of bronze and stone...A fabulous fortress 20 stories tall!
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6/15/1961Runtime
127 minsOverview
While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
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ItalianBudget
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$350,000Homepage
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A sprawling ancient adventure that trades in political intrigue and clashing ideologies as much as sword-play, with the Colossus itself looming as both monument and metaphor. The film moves between spectacle and scheming, offering the grandeur of a peplum epic filtered through genuine questions about tyranny and resistance.
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Rory Calhoun
Darios
Lea Massari
Diala
Georges Marchal
Peliocles
Conrado San Martín
Thar
Ángel Aranda
Koros, Peliocles' brother
Mabel Karr
Mirte, Peliocles' sister
Mimmo Palmara
Ares
Roberto Camardiel
Serse, King of Rhodes
Alfio Caltabiano
Creonte
George Rigaud
Lisippo, Dario's uncle
Yann Larvor
Mahor
Carlo Tamberlani
Xenon
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