The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

Cast

Rory Calhoun
as Dario

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Genres & Description

Adventure Drama History War

5.9 / 10

A Greek military hero named Darios visits his uncle in Rhodes in the year 280 BC. Rhodes has just finished constructing an enormous colossus of Apollo to guard its harbor and is planning an alliance with Phoenicia which would be hostile to Greece. Darios flirts with the beautiful Diala, daughter of the statue's mastermind, while becoming involved with a group of rebels headed by Peliocles. These rebels seek to overthrow the tyrannical King Serse as does Serse's evil second-in-command, Thar. The rebels' revolt seems to fail, with Peliocles and his men being captured and forced to provide amusement in the local arena, but an earthquake eventually upsets, not only the Colossus in the harbor, but the balance of power in Rhodes as well.

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Comments on this trailer
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Emma Bos

This guy is so tedious to listen to. - @Tuesday, February 27, 2018 6:34 PM

Robert Dougherty

WOW ! That was filmed in "SuperTotalScope". I always thought you would need at least five dimensions just to perceive SuperTotalScope ! - @Friday, June 16, 2017 7:32 AM

Tony Stinkmetal

I think six-hundred and fifty-seven million lire was only about 8 bucks. - @Thursday, May 25, 2017 12:51 AM

Lonel Gunman

Leone was king the greatest eye in cinema - @Sunday, May 14, 2017 8:19 PM

Alan Bond

I never saw this film until 50 years after release...!!! I was too young at the time, if you're wondering. But I did get it recently on a Warners Archive in a very good quality print and in scope. I quite enjoyed it (remembering the number of sand and sandal films from the 60s I eventually went and saw!) It was a bit amusing to see Rory Calhoun in this film, but he seems to enjoy himself, and as Brian noted, seemed bemused. All in all a lot of fun. Watched on an 8ft wide movie screen via a Benq Video Projector. - @Wednesday, January 13, 2016 5:42 AM

ΣΠΥΡΟΣ ΧΡΥΣΟΥ

I WANT TO SEE THIS FILM , BEFORE I DIE , SPYROS FROME GREECE . - @Sunday, November 1, 2015 7:28 PM

FILMMAKER PERO

INTERESTING !!! - @Thursday, March 5, 2015 8:03 PM

leclue22

There are a few times where you really get the feeling that this is a Leone picture. - @Monday, December 2, 2013 11:40 PM

Dan Gale

I want to see a film called The Infamous Chamber of Orgies. - @Monday, December 2, 2013 6:37 AM