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The Last Days of Pompeii
“The Fiery Summit of Spectacle!”
6.2 / 10• 1959• 1h 43m•NR• Italian
AdventureHistoryRomance
Storyline
Glaucus, a demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
Cast & Crew
Steve Reeves
Glaucus Leto
Lead
Christine Kaufmann
Elena / Ione
Fernando Rey
Arbaces, High Priest of Isis
Barbara Carroll
Nydia
Anne-Marie Baumann
Julia
Mimmo Palmara
Gallinus, a Praetorian Guard
Guillermo Marín
Ascanius, Consul of Pompei
Carlo Tamberlani
Olinto, Christian Leader
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mario Bonnard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Last Days of Pompeii is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
