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    Colossus Of Rhodes (The) AKA Il Colosso Di Rodi (1961)

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    A Greek military hero named Darios visits his uncle in Rhodes in the year 280 BC.

    Director: Sergio Leone

    OVERALL: R2

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    R1 America - Warner Home Video
    R2 France - StudioCanal/Universal StudioCanal Video
    R2 Italy - CVC Video

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    R1 America - Warner Home Video

  • Commentaries:
    Audio commentary by film historian Christopher Frayling
  • Extras:
    Theatrical trailer
  • Subtitles:
    English and Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Picture Format:
    Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    NTSC
  • Soundtrack(s):
    English Dolby Digital 1.0
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Coded R1/R2/R3/R4.
    Also available in the "Cult Camp Classics, Vol. 4 - Historical Epics" boxset, containing "Land of the Pharaohs", "The Colossus of Rhodes" and "The Prodigal".


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    R2 France - StudioCanal/Universal StudioCanal Video

  • Extras:
    "Introduction by Jean-Pierre Donnet" featurette (1:01)
    "The Look of the Historian" interview with historian Claude Aziza (17:12)
    "Around Sergio Leone" interview with journalist Noël Simsolo (18:23)
    "Follow the Colossus" interactive deleted scenes view feature
    Filmographies for:
    - Sergio Leone
    - Lea Massari
    - Rory Calhoun
    - Georges Marchal
    French theatrical trailer (2:43)
  • Subtitles:
    French
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Picture Format:
    Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    French Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
    Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    French title: "Le Colosse De Rhodes".
    All the extras are in French without any subtitles.

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    R2 Italy - CVC Video

  • Extras:
    "Sergio Leone on the set" featurette
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Picture Format:
    Anamorphic
  • TV System:
    PAL
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
    Italian Dolby Digital Mono
  • Case type:
    Keep Case

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    OVERALL: R2

    The Italian release has the longest cut (by ~15 mins), but do note that it is not English friendly. If you need English then the US release is the only way to go.

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    CUTS:

    • R1 America- Warner Home Video - Shorter version (128:21 NSTC).
      The differences between the US release and the much longer Italian release (136:50 PAL / 142:32 NTSC) are numerous and include both exposition scenes and scenes of violence censored from the US print. It is likley that the extra Italian dialogue scenes were never recorded in English and, in addiiton, the opening credits have all been redone and run shorter (with shorter accompanying music) in the English version. Thanks to Rewind member Tim Rogerson for providing these details.
    • R2 France- StudioCanal/Universal StudioCanal Video - Shorter version - see US notes (123:14 PAL).
    • R2 Italy- CVC Video - No cuts (136:50 PAL).
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    Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 14/04/04
    Comparison last updated by Nigel_Badnell on 18/08/12

    UPDATE LOG:

    18/09/12 Added notes about different versions
    09/07/10 Update of the French disc specifications.

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