Quo Vadis Kick-Starts The Sword-And-Sandal Genre

Streaming video - 2020

Few films did as much to shape the modern movie-going public's notions of ancient Rome as Quo Vadis. Discover how this film, released in 1951 by MGM Studios, ushered in the golden age of the so-called "sword-and-sandal" picture, with its irresistible formula of evil, arrogant Romans versus virtuous, devout Christians.

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Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2020.
2021.
Language
English
Other Authors
The Great Courses (film director), Greg Aldrete (actor)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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