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Ancient Rome on the silver screen : myth versus reality / Gregory S. Aldrete and Graham Sumner ; foreword by Lindsay Powell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aldrete, Gregory S., author.
- Sumner, Graham, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization, Ancient, in motion pictures.
- Historical films--History and criticism.
- Historical films.
- Peplum films--History and criticism.
- Peplum films.
- Rome--In motion pictures.
- Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
- Contents:
- The early years of cinema : film's first forays into the Roman world
- The 1950's : the golden era of the ancient epic
- The early 1960's : the ancient epic veers into cliché and hits and indulgent pinnacle
- The late '60's through the 1980's : searching for a new direction
- parody, porn, plays, and TV
- The 2000's : the ancient epic gets revived and updated for a new millennium.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Aldrete, Gregory S. Ancient Rome on the silver screen
- ISBN:
- 9781538159521
- 153815952X
- Publisher Number:
- 40031752670
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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