---
title: 'The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sergio Leone'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-colossus-of-rhodes-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054756/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

1961 · 125 min · Drama, Adventure, History · France, Italy, Spain

Original title: Il colosso di Rodi

## Synopsis

The Colossus of Rhodes is a 1961 Italian sword and sandal film co-written and directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Rory Calhoun, it is a fictional account of the island of Rhodes during its classical period in the late third century BC before coming under Roman control, using the Colossus of Rhodes as a backdrop for the story of a war hero who becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow a tyrannical king: one by Rhodian patriots and the other by Phoenician agents.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sergio Leone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-leone)
- **Screenplay:** [Sergio Leone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-leone), [Duccio Tessari](https://cinepixo.com/people/duccio-tessari), [Ennio de Concini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-de-concini), [Luciano Martino](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-martino), [Luciano Chitarrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-chitarrini)
- **Editor:** [Eraldo Da Roma](https://cinepixo.com/people/eraldo-da-roma)

## Cast

- [Rory Calhoun](https://cinepixo.com/people/rory-calhoun) as Darios
- [Ángel Aranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-aranda) as Koros
- [George Rigaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rigaud) as Lysippos
- [Félix Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-fernandez) as Chares of Lindos
- [Lea Massari](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-massari) as Diala
- [Georges Marchal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-marchal) as Peliocles
- [Roberto Camardiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-camardiel) as King Serse
- [Ignazio Dolce](https://cinepixo.com/people/ignazio-dolce)
- [Mabel Karr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mabel-karr) as Mirte
- [Gustavo Re](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustavo-re)
- [Álvaro de Luna Blanco](https://cinepixo.com/people/alvaro-de-luna-blanco)
- [Alfio Caltabiano](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfio-caltabiano) as Creonte
- [Conrado San Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrado-san-martin) as Thar
- [Carlo Tamberlani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-tamberlani)
- [Antonio Casas](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-casas)

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