From the rear cover:

Produced in Italy from the turn of the 20th century, “sword and sandal" or peplum films were well received in the silent era and attained great popularity in the 1960s following the release of “Hercules”

(1959), starring Mr. Universe Steve Reeves. A global craze for Bronze Age fantasy-adventures ensued, and the heroic exploits of Hercules, Maciste, Samson and Goliath were soon a mainstay of American drive-ins and second-run theaters (though mainly disparaged by critics). By 1965, the genre was eclipsed by the spaghetti western, yet the 1960s peplum canon continues to inspire Hollywood epics.

This filmography provides credits, cast and comments for dozens of films from 1908 through 1990.

Roy Kinnard is the author of many books on such topics as Flash Gordon, science fiction serials, Fay Wray, horror, silent films and Willis O'Brien. He lives in Chicago.

Commercial artist Tony Crnkovich, coauthor (with Kinnard) of The Films of Fay Wray and The Flash Gordon Serials, has produced movie-related artwork and written articles for Classic Images. He lives in Chicago.

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