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The Colossus of Rhodes( 1961)

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A monster statue of bronze and stone...A fabulous fortress 20 stories tall!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Rory Calhoun

      Darios

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      Lea Massari

      Diala

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      Georges Marchal

      Peliocles

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      Conrado San Martín

      Thar

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      Ángel Aranda

      Koros, Peliocles' brother

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      Mabel Karr

      Mirte, Peliocles' sister

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      Mimmo Palmara

      Ares

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      Roberto Camardiel

      Serse, King of Rhodes

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      Alfio Caltabiano

      Creonte

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      George Rigaud

      Lisippo, Dario's uncle

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      Yann Larvor

      Mahor

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      Carlo Tamberlani

      Xenon

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      Félix Fernández

      Carete, Diala's father

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      Ignazio Dolce

      (uncredited)

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      Antonio Casas

      Phoenician Ambassador

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      Fernando Calzado

      Sirione

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      Arturo Cabré

      (uncredited)

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      Álvaro de Luna

      (uncredited)

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      Ángel Menéndez

      Eteocle (uncredited)

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      Nello Pazzafini

      Man Ringing Gong (uncredited)

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      Gustavo Re

      Mercante (uncredited)

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      José María Vilches

      Eros (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Dec 22 2023
    "Dario" (Rory Calhoun) is a travelling Athenian having some time off on the beautiful island of Rhodes. He's a bit of a military hero so is fêted by his new hosts who on the other hand have quite a lucrative slave-trading business going on with their Phoenician friends. What "Dario" soon learns, though, is that there is a plan afoot to topple "King Serse" (Roberto Camardiel) and use the mighty statue that guards their harbour mouth to ruthless effect if anyone anyone tries to interfere with their ambitions to rule the island and trade in even more lost souls. Mired in these conspiracies is "Dia...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    350000.00

    Keywords

    • hero
    • inventor
    • coup d'etat
    • invention
    • greek mythology
    • betrayal
    • harbor
    • ancient greece
    • peplum
    • rhodes
    • apollo
    • 3rd century bc
    • colossus
    • sword and sandal
    • phoenicians