This movie was a financial success in the early 1960s, playing endlessly at theaters and drive-ins. The original shorter cut version told the story well but in order to enjoy the entire movie, you will have to find the original uncut DVD. Rory Calhoun had so many tattoos on his shoulders and arm that they all had to be hidden with make-up before each shot. Many of the port and battle scenes from this movie were used in several other similar films. The Colossus Statue was built to scale but in several sections. (legs, head &shoulders and interior). This sweeping epic captures the ancient era well. When I visited Rhodes, I delighted in "imagining" what the giant Colossus Statue might have looked like.
Review of The Colossus of Rhodes
