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The Colossus of Rhodes
(1961)
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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
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Mabel Karr | ... |
Mirte
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Mimmo Palmara | ... | |
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Roberto Camardiel | ... |
Serse
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George Rigaud | ... |
Lissipu
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Storyline
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. Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis
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EnglishRelease Date:
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El coloso de Rodas See more »Box Office
Gross:
ESP 98,865 (Spain)Company Credits
Production Co:
Procusa, Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.), Comptoir Français du Film Production (CFFP) See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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[he pours his wine out onto the floor]
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The widescreen process used is TotalScope, an Italian version of Cinemascope. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: The picture dates itself to 280 BCE. The island of Rhodes is shown as an independent state, which is true enough for the time; however, it's alleged to have a king although Rhodes was a republic at the time. The king bears an uncharacteristic non-Greek name: Serse, an Italian corruption of Xerxes, a Greek corruption of an Iranian name that it scarcely resembles. The king receives an ambassador from Phoenicia - at the time an integral part of the Seleukid Empire (Syria). Greece is referred to as if a united country, which at the time was untrue - divided as it was between Attika, Lakaidemon, the Akhaian League, the Aitolian League, Epiros, Makedon, and other states. See more »Quotes
Darios: [after seeing a court servant die from drinking poison] Somehow I've lost my desire for wine.[he pours his wine out onto the floor]
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