History ·Drama · Italy · 1950 · 1h 43m

The Last Days of Pompeii

Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi

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Director
Marcel L'HerbierPaolo Moffa
Cast
Micheline Presle as Hélène Georges Marchal as Lysias Marcel Herrand as Arbax Jaque Catelain as Claudius Adriana Benetti as Nidia Camillo Pilotto as Diomède
Crew
Pierre Brive — Screenplay Diego Fabbri — Screenplay Marcel L'Herbier — Screenplay Jean Laviron — Screenplay Paolo Moffa — Screenplay Antonio Pietrangeli — Screenplay
Synopsis

In Pompeii in the year 79, Lycias and Helen fall in love. Helen's guardian, the high priest of Isis, wants to separate them. To do so, he tries to make Lycias drink a love potion, but a young slave threatens to reveal everything. The high priest, unable to silence her, kills her and arranges to have Lycias accused...

Mood & Themes
ancient romehistoricalpompeiipeplum1st centuryvesuviussword and sandal
Key Collaborators
Marcel L'Herbier Director Paolo Moffa Director Pierre Brive Screenplay Diego Fabbri Screenplay Marcel L'Herbier Screenplay Jean Laviron Screenplay Paolo Moffa Screenplay Antonio Pietrangeli Screenplay Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Novel
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