14 Apr 2019
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.
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Jan-Christopher Horak Self
James Heimann Self
Adam Sandler Self
Mark Wahlberg Self
Penélope Cruz Self
Gwyneth Paltrow Self (archive footage)
Colin Firth Self (archive footage)
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