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sword-and-sandal film

genre of largely Italian-made historical or biblical epic films
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sword-and-sandal film

Summary

sword-and-sandal film is a film genre[1]. It draws 2,884 Wikipedia views per month (film_genre category, ranking #59 of 242).[2]

Key Facts

  • sword-and-sandal film's instance of is recorded as film genre[3].
  • sword-and-sandal film is a type of epic film[4].
  • sword-and-sandal film is a type of classical antiquity film[5].
  • sword-and-sandal film is a type of adventure film[6].
  • sword-and-sandal film's Commons category is recorded as Peplum films[7].
  • sword-and-sandal film's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Peplum films[8].
  • sword-and-sandal film's different from is recorded as sword and sorcery film[9].

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Definition and Type

sword-and-sandal film's instance of is recorded as film genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include epic film[4], classical antiquity film[5], and adventure film[6].

Why It Matters

sword-and-sandal film draws 2,884 Wikipedia views per month (film_genre category, ranking #59 of 242).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

300 300: Rise of an Empire Alexander Ben-Hur Centurion Clash of the Titans Clash of the Titans Cleopatra Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian Conquest 1453 Dragonheart Exodus: Gods and Kings film genre Gladiator Gladiator II Gods of Egypt Hercules Immortals Jason and the Argonauts King Arthur Noah Pompeii Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Quo Vadis Spartacus The Last Legion The Passion of the Christ The Scorpion King The Ten Commandments

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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