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

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Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic (2019)

2019-04-14 • Documentary, History, TV Movie • 54m

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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.

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)

Cecil B. DeMille

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Henri Chrétien

Self - Inventor (archive footage)

William Wyler

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Steve Reeves

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Self - Actor (archive footage)