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sword and sandal (adjective) : relating to a class of Italian-made adventure or fantasy films that dealt primarily with biblical and ancient Greco-Roman times and themes and that were a popular segment of Italy's movie industry from 1957–1964

Italian directors such as Mario Bava, Umberto Lenzi, Antonio Margheriti and Sergio Leone got their start in sword and sandal films.

Submitted by: J.C. Moore from Pennsylvania on Feb. 19, 2009 12:32

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