When I watch a Sword & Sandal film I always check out the shields. They are my favourite props in these films and they usually indicate a lot about the quality of the film itself. I'll try (and try is the word) to catalog every shield from every PEPLUM film and upload them on this permanent Blog page. Because there are hundreds of films and I need to view them from beginning to end, it's going to be a work in progress. These are the two first examples.
From JULIUS CAESAR
The film doesn't have a lot of shields mainly because it's from a play by Shakespeare, except for the brief battle sequence at the end.
From THE MINOTAUR
The crescent shield is one of my favourite shield from any PEPLUM film. They're so cool I would like to own one.
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Shields in GOLIATH AGAINST THE GIANTS
PERSEUS THE INVINCIBLE (aka Medusa vs Sn of Hercules)
Few shields in this film
I'm not certain if the design on this shield is a Medusa or a lion. The camera never stayed long enough on it to see clearly.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE
For a film about Romans and their army, the appearance of shields is sparse. The red ones have a cool design.
QUO VADIS
Few shields in this epic.
HELEN OF TROY
An orgy of shields
THE VIKINGS
An orgy of shields
from HERCULES & THE PRINCESS OF TROY
From HERCULES UNCHAINED
From WAR GODS OF BABYLON
From THE GIANT OF MARATHON
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COLOSSUS OF ROME (aka Hero of Rome)
MASSACRE IN THE BLACK FOREST
From JULIUS CAESAR
The film doesn't have a lot of shields mainly because it's from a play by Shakespeare, except for the brief battle sequence at the end.
The shields above were originally seen in QUO VADIS
From THE MINOTAUR
The crescent shield is one of my favourite shield from any PEPLUM film. They're so cool I would like to own one.
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Shields in GOLIATH AGAINST THE GIANTS
PERSEUS THE INVINCIBLE (aka Medusa vs Sn of Hercules)
Few shields in this film
I'm not certain if the design on this shield is a Medusa or a lion. The camera never stayed long enough on it to see clearly.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE EAGLE
For a film about Romans and their army, the appearance of shields is sparse. The red ones have a cool design.
QUO VADIS
Few shields in this epic.
The shields above have re-appeared in JULIUS CAESAR (see above) and BEN-HUR
HELEN OF TROY
An orgy of shields
THE VIKINGS
An orgy of shields
from HERCULES & THE PRINCESS OF TROY
From HERCULES UNCHAINED
From WAR GODS OF BABYLON
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From THE GIANT OF MARATHON
Mylene Demongeot sitting in front of a bunch of shields in THE GIANT OF MARATHON. Good selection of shields but many of the scenes are shot from far away so it's difficult to make the shields out.
From CLASH OF THE TITANS
Harry Hamlin as Perseus in CLASH OF THE TITANS; The few shields in this film are cool.
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MARS - GOD OF WAR
MARS - GOD OF WAR
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SOLOMON & SHEBA
COLOSSUS OF ROME (aka Hero of Rome)
MASSACRE IN THE BLACK FOREST
