Il Colosso di Rodi (Original title)El Coloso de Rodas (Alternative title)The Colossus of Rhodes (Alternative title)Le Colosse de Rhodes (Alternative title)
Date: 1961 (Copyright)Countries: Italy, Spain, FranceDirector: Sergio Leone
Production company billing: [international version] ©1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer inc a production of Procusa, Madrid and Cineproduzioni Associates, Rome
Synopsis: Dramatic film with court intrigues, plots and final earthquake destroying the Colossus.
Genres: Period drama, Action and Adventure
Subjects: Ancient Greek Mythology, Earthquakes, Rhodes, Statues
Releases
Date: 25 August 1961Country: ItalyRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 127 mins Length: 11436 Feet
Title: [Télérama - n2478 09 Jul 1997: no known title]Author: A.M. Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Brief credits and review
In: Écran Fantastique n71 August 1986 Page: 5
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n71 August 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: Positif n310 December 1986 Page: 67
Title: [Positif - n310 December 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: The Daily Cinema n8571 9 Feb 1962 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8571 9 Feb 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2837 15 Feb 1962 Page: 17
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2837 15 Feb 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n339 April 1962 Page: 51
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n339 April 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v119 n113 14 Dec 1961 Page: 7
Title: [The Film Daily - v119 n113 14 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v168 n5 6 Dec 1961 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v168 n5 6 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 Dec 1961 Page: 00
Title: [Variety - 13 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Intermezzo v16 n18-19 15 Oct 1961 Page: 4
Title: [Intermezzo - v16 n18-19 15 Oct 1961: no known title]Language: Italian
Date: 1961 (Copyright)Countries: Italy, Spain, FranceDirector: Sergio Leone
Production company billing: [international version] ©1961 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer inc a production of Procusa, Madrid and Cineproduzioni Associates, Rome
Synopsis: Dramatic film with court intrigues, plots and final earthquake destroying the Colossus.
Genres: Period drama, Action and Adventure
Subjects: Ancient Greek Mythology, Earthquakes, Rhodes, Statues
Releases
Date: 25 August 1961Country: ItalyRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 127 mins Length: 11436 Feet
Credits
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Collaborating Director: Michele Lupo, Production Company: Cineproduzioni Associate (Rome), Production Company: Procusa Films (Madrid), Production Company: Comptoir Français de Production Cinématographiques, Production Company: Cinéma Télévision International, Executive Producer: Michele Scaglione, Production Manager: Cesare Seccia, Production Manager: Eduardo de la Fuente, Assistant Director: Jorge Grau, Assistant Director (2nd): May Velasco, Luis Lasala, Script Supervisor: José Castañer, Script Supervisor: Maria Isabel Ruiz Capillas, Screenplay: Ennio De Concini, Screenplay: Sergio Leone, Screenplay: Cesare Seccia, Screenplay: Luciano Martino, Screenplay: Aggeo Savioli, Screenplay: Luciano Chitarrini, Screenplay: Carlo Gualtieri, Screenplay: Duccio Tessari, Director of Photography: Antonio López Ballesteros, 2nd Unit Photographer: Emilio Foriscot, Camera Operator: Eduardo Noé, Assistant Operator: Franco Frazzi, Gianni Maddaleni, Key Grip: Aldo Colanzi, Special Effects: Eros Bacciucchi, Special Effects: Vittorio Galliano, Editor: Eraldo Da Roma, Assistant Editor: Marisa Mengoli, Art Director: Ramiro Gómez, Assistant Art Director: Giuseppe Ranieri, Set Designer: Jesús Mateos, Construction: Francesco Assensio, Costumes: Vittorio Rossi, Assistant Costumes: Antonio Cortés, Wardrobe: Maria Pia Mancini, Wardrobe: Irma Tonnini, Make-up: Angelo Malantrucco, Make-up: Carlos Nin, Music/Music Conductor/Arranger: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Choreography: Carla Ranalli, Sound: Giuseppe Turcio, Sound: Mario Amari, Sound Effects: Tonino Caciuottolo, Armourer: Alfio Caltabiano
Cast
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Rory Calhoun (Dario), Lea Massari (Diala), Georges Marchal (Pericle), Conrado Sanmartín (Thar), Ángel Áranda (Koros), Mabel Karr (Mirte), Mimmo Palmara (Chares), Roberto Camardiel (Xerxes), Jorge Rigaud (Lisippo), Alf Randall (Creonte), Carlo Tamberlani ([Senone]), Yann Larvor ([Mahor]), Fernando Calzado ([Sirione]), Félix Fernández ([Carete]), José De Vilches ([Eros]), Antonio Casas ([Phoenician ambassador]), Ignazio Dolce, Arturo Cabre, Angel Menéndez, Arturo Grosre, Giovanni 'Nello' Pazzafini ([uncredited])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Télérama n2478 09 Jul 1997 Page: 86Title: [Télérama - n2478 09 Jul 1997: no known title]Author: A.M. Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Brief credits and review
In: Écran Fantastique n71 August 1986 Page: 5
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n71 August 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: Positif n310 December 1986 Page: 67
Title: [Positif - n310 December 1986: no known title]Language: French
In: The Daily Cinema n8571 9 Feb 1962 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8571 9 Feb 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2837 15 Feb 1962 Page: 17
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2837 15 Feb 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v29 n339 April 1962 Page: 51
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v29 n339 April 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v119 n113 14 Dec 1961 Page: 7
Title: [The Film Daily - v119 n113 14 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v168 n5 6 Dec 1961 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v168 n5 6 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 Dec 1961 Page: 00
Title: [Variety - 13 Dec 1961: no known title]Language: English
In: Intermezzo v16 n18-19 15 Oct 1961 Page: 4
Title: [Intermezzo - v16 n18-19 15 Oct 1961: no known title]Language: Italian