Colossus and the Amazon Queen
{{Short description|1960 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| 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}}
| writer =
| 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
| narrator =
| 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}}
References
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=Bibliography=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite book
|last1=Kinnard
|first1=Roy
|last2=Crnkovich
|first2=Tony
|title=Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=978-1476662916
|year=2017
}}
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0054237|title=Colossus and the Amazon Queen}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=Colossus_and_the_Amazon_Queen|name=La regina delle Amazzoni}}
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Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Vittorio Sala
Category:Films set in ancient Greece
Category:Sword-and-sandal films
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