

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic(2019)
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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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Julien Bocher
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Hervé Lacroix
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Damien Boisseau
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Douglas Wick
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David Franzoni
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Laurent Aknin
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Pierre Baron
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Claude Aziza
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Floren Fourcart
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Lou Ferrigno
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John Milius
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Oliver Stone
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Michael Douglas
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Russell Crowe
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Ridley Scott
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Charlton Heston
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Cecil B. DeMille
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Henri Chrétien
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William Wyler
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Steve Reeves
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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