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32 Great Sword And Sandal Movies
Feb 28, 2025
Great movies set in ancient times
The term "sword and sandal" movie technically refers to a type of Italian cinema that was popular in the mid-20th Century. The movies are set in ancient times, usually ancient Greece or Rome, and often featured American stars of the day. For the purposes of this list, we're expanding the scope to include basically any movie sent in ancient times, especially some of the American blockbusters during and well after that original era. Movies like Gladiator and Ben-Hur, or even The Passion of the Christ. So let's hop on our chariots and go for a ride with this list of the best sword and sandal movies.
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Charlton Heston classic Ben-Hur is one of the biggest movies in Hollywood history and it fits the definition of a "sword and sandal" movie perfectly. It was an enormous success when it came out in the 1950s and the epic has remained popular more than half a century after its release.
Troy (2004)
Though it made a ton of money when it was released in 2004, it wasn't until the Director's Cut of Troy was released about three years later that Wolfgang Peterson's full vision succeeded, critically. The first version left out many key elements of the story it was based on, Homer's Iliad. If you're going to watch it, and you should, you should make sure to check out that 2007 cut of the film.
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