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The Colossus of Rhodes (Italian: Il Colosso di Rodi) 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 BCE before coming under Roman control, using the Colossus of Rhodes as a backdrop for the story of a war hero who becomes involved in ...
Colossus of Rhodes, artist's impression, 1880. The Colossus of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: ὁ Κολοσσὸς Ῥόδιος, romanized: ho Kolossòs Rhódios; Modern Greek: Κολοσσός της Ρόδου, romanized: Kolossós tis Ródou) [a] was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.
Co-director. Mario Bonnard is the credited director; Leone served as assistant director and reportedly took over completion of the film when Bonnard became severely ill during production. 1961 The Colossus of Rhodes: Il Colosso di Rodi: Yes Yes Directorial debut 1964 A Fistful of Dollars: Per un pugno di dollari: Yes Yes First part of the ...
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek Titan Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes between 292 and 280 BC. Colossus of Rhodes may also refer to: The Colossus of Rhodes, 1954 painting by Salvador Dalí; The Colossus of Rhodes, 1961 Italian film; The Colossus of Rhodes, 2005 novel by Caroline Lawrence; Colossus Rhodes BC, or Kolossos ...
It was a statue of the Greek sun-god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World , it was constructed to celebrate the successful defence of Rhodes city against an attack by Demetrius Poliorcetes , who had besieged it for a year with a ...
As his career consolidated, he began to work in international co-productions like: Le legioni di Cleopatra (1959) by Vittorio Cottafavi, The Colossus of Rhodes (1960), the first film directed by Sergio Leone, King of Kings (1961), in the paper of Pompey, La Muerte silba un blues (1962), directed by Jesús Franco; the Spaghetti Western All'ombra ...
The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) – Creonte; Barabbas (1961) – Gladiatior Trainer (uncredited) The Son of Captain Blood (1962) – Man fighting at Dock (uncredited) Colossus of the Arena (1962) – Psychios; I Am Semiramis (1963) – Zagos, Dardanian (uncredited) Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963) – Meneos; Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance ...
Pedro Jorge Rigato Delissetche, [1] better known by his stage names George Rigaud, Georges Rigaud or Jorge Rigaud (11 August 1905 – 17 January 1984), was an Argentine film actor who appeared in 194 films between 1932 and 1981. Born in Buenos Aires, he went to live in France with his parents.