The Colossus of Rhodes
About The Colossus of Rhodes
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.
Sergio Leone's The Colossus of Rhodes is a 1961 history film. At 127 minutes long, it arrived in June 1961.
The film is filed under hero, inventor, coup d'etat, and greek mythology.
Rory Calhoun stars as Darios, Lea Massari as Diala, Georges Marchal as Peliocles, and Conrado San Martín as Thar. The screenplay is by Ageo Savioli and Carlo Gualtieri.
Troy, Knight and Day, and The Odyssey make useful companions to The Colossus of Rhodes, all filed under ancient greece, peplum, and sword and sandal. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 227 votes.