Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

2019

0h 54m

7.0(8 votes)

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History

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Overview

The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

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22 members

Acting

Julien Bocher

Self - Narrator (voice)

Acting

Hervé Lacroix

Self - Narrator (voice)

Acting

Damien Boisseau

Self - Narrator (voice)

Production

Douglas Wick

Self - Film Producer

Writing

David Franzoni

Self - Screenwriter

Acting

Laurent Aknin

Self - Historian

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Pierre Baron

Self - Historian

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Acting

Claude Aziza

Self - Historian

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Acting

Floren Fourcart

Self - Historian

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Lou Ferrigno

Self - Actor

Writing

John Milius

Self - Filmmaker

Directing

Oliver Stone

Self - Filmmaker

Acting

Michael Douglas

Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Russell Crowe

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Directing

Ridley Scott

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Acting

Charlton Heston

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Directing

Cecil B. DeMille

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Acting

Henri Chrétien

Self - Inventor (archive footage)

Directing

William Wyler

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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Steve Reeves

Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Elizabeth Taylor

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Self - Actor (archive footage)

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