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

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

Documentary History TV Movie

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))