Rhodes has always attracted the interest of the cinema industry. The majority of Greek films produced during the ’60s feature the beautiful physical scenery of the island. There is also a large number of foreign film productions, including some of the Hollywood finest that where shot in Rhodes. In the recent years a growing number of advertising productions choose Rhodes for its stunning physical scenery. So while in Rhodes, it is not uncommon to find yourself in front of a filming set.
Here is a list of some of the productions filmed in Rhodes:
- De Luxe Tour (1956)
- The guns of Navarone (1961)
- Mikres Afrodites (1963) aka Young Aphrodites (1966) (USA)
- La chasse à l’homme (1964)
- Koritsia gia filima / Girls in Kisses (1965) (USA: TV title)
- Escape to Athena (1979)
- Peter and Paul (1981) (TV)
- Una vacanza del cactus (1981)
- The Dark Side of the Sun (1983) (mini TV Series)
- Pascali’s Island (1988)
- L’Amérique en otage / Iran: Days of Crisis (1991) (TV)
- Rhodes nostalgie / Rhodes for Ever (1995)
- Club Reps (2001) TV Series
- O Jerusalem (2006)
- El Greco (2007)