Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
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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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Principal cast & crew: 22
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Julien Bocher
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Herve Lacroix
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Damien Boisseau
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Douglas Wick
as Self - Film Producer
David Franzoni
as Self - Screenwriter
Laurent Aknin
as Self - Historian
Pierre Baron
as Self - Historian
Claude Aziza
as Self - Historian
Floren Fourcart
as Self - Historian
Lou Ferrigno
as Self - Actor
John Milius
as Self - Filmmaker
Oliver Stone
as Self - Filmmaker
Supporting cast
10Michael Douglas
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Russell Crowe
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ridley Scott
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Cecil B Demille
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Henri Chretien
as Self - Inventor (archive footage)
William Wyler
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Steve Reeves
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
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