Fresh
What a place! For that matter, what a picture!
Howard Thompson, New York Times
The Colossus of Rhodes
A monster statue of bronze and stone...A fabulous fortress 20 stories tall!
1961 · 2h 7m · Approved
Adventure, Drama, History
Directed by
Sergio Leone
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The Colossus of Rhodes
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.
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Fresh
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.
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