Colossus and the Amazon Queen

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| name = Colossus and the Amazon Queen

| image = Amqueenpos.jpg

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| director = Vittorio Sala

| producer = Paolo Moffa{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}

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| screenplay = {{plainlist|*Ennio De Concini

Fulvio Fo
Augusto Frassinetti
Giorgio Mordini
Vittorio Nino
Novarese
Vittorio Sala{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}}}

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| starring = {{plainlist|* Rod Taylor

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| music = Roberto Nicolosi{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}

| cinematography = Bitto Albertini{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}

| editing = Mario Serandrei{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}

| studio = {{plainlist|* Galatea Film

Glomer Film
Alta Vista{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}}}

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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1960|9|8|Italy}}

| runtime = 98 minutes

| country = Italy{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}

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Colossus and the Amazon Queen ({{langx|it|La regina delle Amazzoni}}/ Queen of the Amazons) is a 1960 Italian sword and sandal comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala.

Cast

Rod Taylor as Pirro
Ed Fury as Glauco
Dorian Gray as Antiope
Daniela Rocca as Melitta
Gianna Maria Canale as La Regina
Alberto Farnese as Losco - Il pirata
Giorgia Moll as Amazone
Folco Lulli
Ignazio Leone as Sopho
Adriana Facchetti as Sacerdota
Paola Falchi as Amazone
Enzo Cerusico as Menandro
Marco Tulli as Eumeo - Oste

Production

The film stars two American actors in the lead roles, Rod Taylor and bodybuilder Ed Fury. Taylor claims to have rewritten the script extensively.Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media, 2010 p 72

Release

Colossus and the Amazon Queen was released in Italy on 8 September 1960 with a 98-minute running time.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}} It was released in the United States in 1964 with an 84-minute running time.{{sfn|Kinnard|Crnkovich|2017|p=36}}