The Colossus of Rhodes
1961 · Movie · 127 min · ★ 5.9 · 61% critics
An Athenian war hero arrives in Rhodes for a holiday and gets pulled into rival conspiracies against a cruel ruler. As tensions rise, shifting loyalties, political intrigue, and the looming presence of a giant harbor statue turn the trip into a dangerous ancient adventure.
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Details
- Original title
- Il colosso di Rodi
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-06-15
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (214 votes)
About
If you enjoy old-school sword-and-sandal adventures like Ulysses or The 300 Spartans, this offers intrigue, scale, and a classic epic feel; Not for you if you want fast pacing, deep characters, or nonstop action.
Pros: impressive giant statue; lively ancient intrigue; fun genre atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing; too much dialogue; thin characters
Themes
- hero
- inventor
- coup d'etat
- invention
- greek mythology
- betrayal
- harbor
- ancient greece
- peplum
- rhodes
- apollo
- 3rd century bc
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Rory Calhoun
as Darios
Lea Massari
as Diala
Georges Marchal
as Peliocles
Conrado San Martín
as Thar
Ángel Aranda
as Koros, Peliocles' brother
Mabel Karr
as Mirte, Peliocles' sister
Mimmo Palmara
as Ares
Roberto Camardiel
as Serse, King of Rhodes
Alfio Caltabiano
as Creonte
George Rigaud
as Lisippo, Dario's uncle
Directed by Sergio Leone