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

54min

Documentary

History

TV Movie

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

Production Companies

ITV Studios France

ARTE GEIE

CNC

Cast

Julien Bocher

Julien Bocher

Self - Narrator (voice)
Hervé Lacroix

Hervé Lacroix

Self - Narrator (voice)
Damien Boisseau

Damien Boisseau

Self - Narrator (voice)
Douglas Wick

Douglas Wick

Self - Film Producer
David Franzoni

David Franzoni

Self - Screenwriter
Laurent Aknin

Laurent Aknin

Self - Historian
Pierre Baron

Pierre Baron

Self - Historian
Claude Aziza

Claude Aziza

Self - Historian
Floren Fourcart

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)

Release date

14th Apr 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, Italiano