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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.

Directed by Jérôme Korkikian

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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