影片取材于古代七大奇迹之一的罗德岛巨像毁灭的传说故事，讲述罗德岛义士在希腊英雄达里奥的带领下击退腓尼基人入侵的史诗巨作。堪比《宾虚》的恢弘制作，探奇猎险的怀古神话风，华丽雄伟的场景设计直指《卡比利亚》式的意大利默片时代，各种匪夷所思的机关令人啧啧称奇。虽非莱昂内最风格化的影片，却已颠覆革新了意大利历史神话片的格局。
- 类型: 冒险, 剧情, 历史
- 工作室: Produzioni Atlas Consorziate, Procusa, Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques (CFPC), CTI (Cinema Television International), Cineproduzioni Associate
- 关键词: hero, inventor, coup d'etat, invention, greek mythology, gay interest, betrayal, harbor, ancient greece, peplum, rhodes, apollo, 3rd century bc, colossus, sword and sandal, phoenicians
- 投: Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal, Conrado San Martín, Ángel Aranda, Mabel Karr
