# Colossus and the Amazon Queen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colossus_and_the_Amazon_Queen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colossus_and_the_Amazon_Queen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_and_the_Amazon_Queen > Source revision: 1341597946 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1960 film Colossus and the Amazon Queen Directed by Vittorio Sala Screenplay by Ennio De Concini Fulvio Fo Augusto Frassinetti Giorgio Mordini Vittorio Nino Novarese Vittorio Sala[1] Produced by Paolo Moffa[1] Starring Rod Taylor Ed Fury Dorian Gray Daniela Rocca Cinematography Bitto Albertini[1] Edited by Mario Serandrei[1] Music by Roberto Nicolosi[1] Production companies Galatea Film Glomer Film Alta Vista[1] Release date 8 September 1960 (1960-09-08) (Italy) Running time 98 minutes Country Italy[1] ***Colossus and the Amazon Queen*** ([Italian](/source/Italian_language): *La regina delle Amazzoni*/ *Queen of the Amazons*) is a 1960 Italian [sword and sandal](/source/Sword_and_sandal) comedy film directed by [Vittorio Sala](/source/Vittorio_Sala). ## Cast - [Rod Taylor](/source/Rod_Taylor) as Pirro - [Ed Fury](/source/Ed_Fury) as [Glauco](/source/Glaucus_(soldier)) - [Dorian Gray](/source/Dorian_Gray_(actress)) as Antiope - [Daniela Rocca](/source/Daniela_Rocca) as Melitta - [Gianna Maria Canale](/source/Gianna_Maria_Canale) as La Regina - [Alberto Farnese](/source/Alberto_Farnese) as Losco - Il pirata - [Giorgia Moll](/source/Giorgia_Moll) as Amazone - [Folco Lulli](/source/Folco_Lulli) - [Ignazio Leone](/source/Ignazio_Leone) as Sopho - [Adriana Facchetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adriana_Facchetti&action=edit&redlink=1) as Sacerdota - [Paola Falchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paola_Falchi&action=edit&redlink=1) as Amazone - [Enzo Cerusico](/source/Enzo_Cerusico) as Menandro - [Marco Tulli](/source/Marco_Tulli) as Eumeo - Oste ## Production The film stars two American actors in the lead roles, [Rod Taylor](/source/Rod_Taylor) and bodybuilder [Ed Fury](/source/Ed_Fury). Taylor claims to have rewritten the script extensively.[2] ## Release *Colossus and the Amazon Queen* was released in Italy on 8 September 1960 with a 98-minute running time.[1] It was released in the United States in 1964 with an 84-minute running time.[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKinnardCrnkovich201736_1-8) [Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017](#CITEREFKinnardCrnkovich2017), p. 36. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Stephen Vagg, *Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood*, Bear Manor Media, 2010 p 72 ### Bibliography - Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). *Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990*. McFarland. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1476662916](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1476662916). ## External links - [*Colossus and the Amazon Queen*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054237/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*La regina delle Amazzoni*](https://archive.org/details/Colossus_and_the_Amazon_Queen) is available for free viewing and download at the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) Authority control databases International VIAF National United States This article related to an Italian film of the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1960s-Italy-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1960s-Italy-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1960s-Italy-film-stub) This article about a 1960s adventure film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1960s-adventure-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1960s-adventure-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1960s-adventure-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Colossus and the Amazon Queen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_and_the_Amazon_Queen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_and_the_Amazon_Queen?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.