...Leone's first credited film as a director, and it shows clearly the course he was charting as a filmmaker.
The Colossus Of Rhodes (1961)
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Average Rating:6.3/10
Synopsis: Famed spaghetti-western director Sergio Leone tried out a different genre when he released this Greek historical epic in 1961. The story revolves around a huge statue of Apollo that has been... Famed spaghetti-western director Sergio Leone tried out a different genre when he released this Greek historical epic in 1961. The story revolves around a huge statue of Apollo that has been constructed in Rhodes. Darios (Rory Calhoun) is a military man who has just returned to the city, where he attempts to engage in a relationship with Diala (Lea Massari), the daughter of the man who built the statue. But Darios's dalliances with a gang of local rebels upsets the equilibrium in the city and--aided by the coincidental eruption of an earthquake--chaos breaks out. [More]
Starring: Angel Aranda, Lea Massari, Rory Calhoun
Starring: Angel Aranda, Lea Massari, Rory Calhoun
Director: Sergio Leone
Director: Sergio Leone
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Reviews for The Colossus Of Rhodes
This ludicrous costume epic complete with hambone acting is interesting to film buffs because it is an early work by the king of the spaghetti Westerns, director Sergio Leone.
It was a film remarkable enough, at a time when the peplums had just about reached the end of their particular line, to warrant good notices for its crowd and spectacle scenes.
The translated script may be ropey and some of the acting doesn't quite cut it but it's hard not to get swept along with the lavish set pieces (the earthquake sequence stands out.
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