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

  • Documentary
  • History
  • TV Movie
4/14/2019
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Storyline

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

Director:
Jérôme Korkikian
Writer:
Jérôme Korkikian
    • movie business
    • bible
    • bodybuilding
    • hollywood
    • historical fiction
    • peplum
    • religious film
    • mccarthyism
    • cinema history
    • cold war propaganda
    • early television
    • italian cinema

    Cast

    • Julien Bocher
      Self - Narrator (voice)
    • Hervé Lacroix
      Self - Narrator (voice)
    • Damien Boisseau
      Self - Narrator (voice)
    • Douglas Wick
      Self - Film Producer
    • David Franzoni
      Self - Screenwriter
    • Laurent Aknin
      Self - Historian
    • Pierre Baron
      Self - Historian
    • Claude Aziza
      Self - Historian
    • Floren Fourcart
      Self - Historian
    • Lou Ferrigno
      Self - Actor
    • John Milius
      Self - Filmmaker
    • Oliver Stone
      Self - Filmmaker
    • Michael Douglas
      Self - Actor (archive footage)
    • Russell Crowe
      Self - Actor (archive footage)
    • Ridley Scott
      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
    • Charlton Heston
      Self - Actor (archive footage)

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