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The Last Days of Pompeii

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The Last Days of Pompeii
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NR,1hr 36min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1935
Director:
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Preston S. Foster, Basil Rathbone, David Holt  ...more
Synopsis: RKO Radio's spectacular production The Last Days of Pompeii utilizes the title but precious little else of the famous Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton historical novel (at least the film admits as much in the opening credits). Preston S. Foster stars as Marcus, a happy-go-lucky Ancient Roman blacksmith who is plunged into the depths of despair when his wife and child are killed by a hit-and-run chariot. Undergoing a radical personality change, Marcus becomes obsessed with money and prestige, and to achieve ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
The last moments of The Last Days of Pompeii are thrilling, but the road getting there is long and bumpy. Pompeii is one of those "historical" epics that plays fast and loose with history -- such as moving the destruction of the title city ahead by three or four decades. That wouldn't matter so much if the story surrounding the history were better, but Pompeii feels like a warmed-over Ben-Hur rehash. ... Full Review
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Preston S. Foster
Marcus
Basil Rathbone
Pontius Pilate
David Holt
Flavius as a Boy
Alan Hale
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