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

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

Film · 2019

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

54 min · Directed by Jérôme Korkikian

Documentary History TV Movie

7.08
ratings

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

Julien Bocher

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hervé Lacroix

Hervé Lacroix

Self - Narrator (voice)

Damien Boisseau

Damien Boisseau

Self - Narrator (voice)

Douglas Wick

Self - Film Producer

David Franzoni

David Franzoni

Self - Screenwriter

Laurent Aknin

Self - Historian

Pierre Baron

Self - Historian

Claude Aziza

Self - Historian

Floren Fourcart

Self - Historian

Lou Ferrigno

Lou Ferrigno

Self - Actor

John Milius

John Milius

Self - Filmmaker

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self - Filmmaker

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Henri Chrétien

Henri Chrétien

Self - Inventor (archive footage)

William Wyler

William Wyler

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Steve Reeves

Steve Reeves

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Crew

Director: Jérôme Korkikian
Producer: Fabien Husson, Nathalie Ducrin, Heike Lettau, Caroline Laub
Writer: Jérôme Korkikian
Editor: Olivier Korkikian
Cinematography: Jean-Yves Charpin, Guillaume Tunzini
Composer: Maximilien Mathevon

Details

Studios: ITV Studios France, ARTE GEIE, CNC
Countries: France, Germany
Languages: English, French, Italian
Release: April 14, 2019

Themes

movie businessbiblehollywoodhistorical fictionsocial statusracial stereotypestereotypepeplummccarthyismcinema historycold war propagandaearly television

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