Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Il Colosso di Rodi is a 1961 sword and sandal film directed by Sergio Leone. It was Leone's first work as a credited director, in a genre where he already had worked before (as a secondary director for Ben-Hur, and Quo Vadis). It is by far the least known of his films. It is also notable for being his only film without an Ennio Morricone score.