While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
Directed by Sergio Leone
hero
inventor
coup d'etat
invention
greek mythology
betrayal
harbor
ancient greece
peplum
rhodes
apollo
3rd century bc
colossus
sword and sandal
phoenicians
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Rory Calhoun
Darios
Lea Massari
Diala
Georges Marchal
Peliocles
Conrado San Martín
Thar
Ángel Aranda
Koros, Peliocles' brother
Mabel Karr
Mirte, Peliocles' sister
Mimmo Palmara
Ares
Roberto Camardiel
Serse, King of Rhodes
Alfio Caltabiano
Creonte
George Rigaud
Lisippo, Dario's uncle
Yann Larvor
Mahor
Carlo Tamberlani
Xenon
Crew
Sergio Leone
Director
Sergio Leone
Screenplay
Luciano Martino
Screenplay
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Music Composer
Eraldo Da Roma
Editor
Jorge Grau
Assistant Director
Sergio Leone
Story
Luciano Martino
Story
Yves Boisset
Second Assistant Director
Alfio Caltabiano
Stunts
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Music Director
Popular Reviews
29 reviews
Ruaidhri
4.0★ · 04/03/26
I just don’t have time for films like this
I just don’t have time for films like this
JPA
7.0★ · 11/13/25
70 By far the worst Sergio Leone film, and yet not bad.
70 By far the worst Sergio Leone film, and yet not bad.
Pietro
4.0★ · 10/15/25
Lento e brutto, ma almeno ho scoperto un nuovo genere: il Peplum. Incredibile come Sergio Leone possa essere dietro a questo film.
Lento e brutto, ma almeno ho scoperto un nuovo genere: il Peplum. Incredibile come Sergio Leone possa essere dietro a questo film.
Sam Brophy
5.0★ · 09/17/25
idk man it’s a movie i guess. didn’t do much for me. score is great and it looks pretty cool though
idk man it’s a movie i guess. didn’t do much for me. score is great and it looks pretty cool though
Junior Shanks
4.5★ · 03/22/25
A decent film with a good story and plot twists. The characters are decently interesting and the performances are also good.
A decent film with a good story and plot twists. The characters are decently interesting and the performances are also good.
