The Last Days of Pompeii

(1984)

1 Seasons

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Synopsis

This seven-hour British-Italian adaptation of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1834 epic, set against the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and previously filmed in 1935, and in 1960 was a vehicle for muscleman Steve Reeves, was trashed by the critics as the campiest of sword and sandal sagas to emerge in years. This despite its reported $19-million price tag, the nobility of its cast that includes Laurence Olivier, Siobhan McKenna and Anthony Quayle, and its rather unspectacular special effects. The central figures are Nicholas Clay as Glaucus, the noble Athenian; Olivia Hussey as the high-born Ione, his love, who is seduced by the Egyptian, Arbaces (Franco Nero), a religious fanatic; Duncan Regehr as Lydon, the champion gladiator; and Linda Purl as the blind slave Nydia, who is torn between Glaucus and Lydon.

Rating

IMDB 7.0

Genres

Drama, History, Romance, Action & Adventure, Made in Europe

Runtime

1h 51min

Production country

United Kingdom, Italy, United States

Director

Peter H. Hunt

Cast

Linda Purl
Nydia
Anthony Quayle
Quintus
Duncan Regehr
Lydon
Laurence Olivier
Gaius
Benedict Taylor
Antonius
Gerry Sundquist
Clodius
Catriona MacColl
Julia
Malcolm Jamieson
Petrus
Tony Anholt
Lepidus
David Robb
Sallust
Stephen Greif
Sporus
Peter Cellier
Calenus
Barry Stokes
Gar
Howard Lang
Medon
Joyce Blair
Lucretia
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Stratonice
Brian Croucher
Melior
Marilù Tolo
Xenia
Ned Beatty
Diomed
Brian Blessed
Olinthus
Franco Nero
Arbaces
Lesley-Anne Down
Chloe
Nicholas Clay
Glaucus
Siobhán McKenna
Fortunata
Ernest Borgnine
Marcus
Olivia Hussey
Ione