The Colossus of Rhodes

The Colossus of Rhodes
by Sergio Leone

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Actor: ?ngel Aranda, Conrado San Mart?n, Georges Marchal, Lea Massari, Rory Calhoun
Director: Sergio Leone
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 139 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Movie Review: superior spear and sandal
Summary: 5 Stars

On the commentary that comes with this DVD, film historian Christopher Frayling has many interesting insights, but he finds fault with the number of subplots in Colossus of Rhodes. I find this puzzling, because isn't one frequent complaint about the peplum genre that the stories are overly simple and too many are just alike?
Part of the success of The Colossus of Rhodes is because of its thorough detail, I think. It might take more than one viewing to understand the intricacies but isn't that one reason we buy DVDs? This is not at all a typical 'lots of action--no sense' entry into the genre, much as I enjoy those.
Here are some of the selling points of Colossus of Rhodes:
1. Two tyrants for the price of one! (One is an enjoyable oaf, the other is quite cruel but has a clever wit.)
2. Two excellent leading men! Rory Calhoun does well enough;Georges Marchal is great as the leader of the underground.
3. Two contrasting leading ladies, both comfortable in costume and not unpleasant on the eyes.
4. An absolutely great music score, at times showing the influence of Ravel, especially in dance sequences. The 'Colossus' music has a wonderfully ominous metallic sound, totally in keeping with the nefarious designs of the villains who enjoy displaying the statue's cutting edge technology.

I make it a point not to describe much of the plot in a review. It should suffice to say that the plot of Colossus of Rhodes works as well as it does because it includes typical elements, for instance, the revolt of the oppressed against tyranny, and clever additions such as the machinations of the wicked against the wicked.

Mr. Frayling thinks Colossus is more a pretty good warm-up for 'better' works that the director Sergio Leone would do later. Perhaps because I like Peplum films so much, I tend not to bother comparing this to Leone's later work and judge it more on its own. I think Leone did a great job with it. It's 2 hrs. and 8 minutes long and there's not a dull moment anywhere.

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Summary of The Colossus of Rhodes

During the year 280 BC Rhodes is traumatized by rebels attempting to overthrow King Sere. One of these rebels Darios (Rory Calhoun) falls in love with Diala (Lea Massari) an artist who just completed a statue of Apollo while visiting his uncle. The failure of the rebels led by Peliocles (Georges Marchal) causes them to become entertainers in the local arena as earthquakes ultimately change the balance of power in Rhodes.Runtime: 127 minFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC Rating: NR UPC: 012569797277 Manufacturer No: 79727

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