tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post3058266435169926212..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.053-04:00Comments on PEPLUM TV: By the Gods!PEPLUM TVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-74738368044412765492021-04-05T20:28:14.536-04:002021-04-05T20:28:14.536-04:00Yes, JULIUS CAESAR counts as a PEPLUM. Any story s...Yes, JULIUS CAESAR counts as a PEPLUM. Any story set in Antiquity or the distant past. Brano was excellent in it but I don't think he would have been right for Sinuhe.PEPLUM TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-64872567204872747752021-04-05T18:50:42.809-04:002021-04-05T18:50:42.809-04:00Brando played Mark Anthony in Shakespeare's &q...Brando played Mark Anthony in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" (1953). He wore a topless toga. Does that count as Peplum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-90940434448096340032021-03-30T16:50:44.909-04:002021-03-30T16:50:44.909-04:00Thanks for bringing up 'Read the Book! See the... Thanks for bringing up 'Read the Book! See the Movie!' bt Gary Smith. I'll definitely check it out. Ava would have been interesting but the cast as it is is oddly enough perfect.<br /><br />Graham, <br /><br />Yes, I've heard that story as well.PEPLUM TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-62714225095284333502021-03-30T12:40:47.294-04:002021-03-30T12:40:47.294-04:00People always seem to think Bella was the only cho...People always seem to think Bella was the only choice for the part of Nefer because she was Zanuck's mistress. Zanuck originally wanted Ava Gardner but MGM wanted too much money to borrow her for the part. I've always thought Purdam and Darvi were perfect in their parts and it one of my all time favorite films. There is a detailed chapter on the making of the film in the book "Read the Book! See the Movie!<br />The Robe and Demetrius are also covered there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-80594054741264708992021-03-29T20:02:36.393-04:002021-03-29T20:02:36.393-04:00Graham Sumner said
Bella Darvi's character wa...Graham Sumner said<br /><br />Bella Darvi's character was called Nefer. Simmons apparently said that Darvi "was Nefer an actress"!Graham Sumnernoreply@blogger.com