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The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth.
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- 1984-05-06
- Action, Drama, History
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A 1984 TV adaptation of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel, starring Laurence Olivier, Olivia Hussey and others. The miniseries follows the lives of various characters in Pompeii before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
ActorNameDescriptionLepidusA Roman noble; friend of Glaucus, Clodius ...DiomedA wealthy merchant; married to Lucretia ...LucretiaA wealthy Roman; married to Diomed and ...OlinthusA blacksmith and devout Christian.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 ...
- Peter H. Hunt
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Where to watch The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) starring Linda Purl, Anthony Quayle, Duncan Regehr and directed by Peter R. Hunt. In "The Last Days of Pompeii," the opulent lives of Pompeii's elite collide with ambition and betrayal as a merchant vies for power.
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The Last Days of Pompeii. Summaries. The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth.
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An influential Italian epic that paved the way for the elaborate costume drama, THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII romanticizes the final hours of those ill-fated souls living in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.
