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The Last Days of Pompeii

1959 · 103 min

A lavish, old-fashioned sword-and-sandal spectacle that mixes revenge, romance and a fiery disaster into a grand, easygoing adventure.

Directed by
Mario Bonnard
Genres
Adventure, History, Romance
Starring
Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey
Tagline
The Fiery Summit of Spectacle!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Mario Bonnard
Genres
Adventure, History, Romance
Starring
Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • love
  • corruption
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism4
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, history, romance
Directed by
Mario Bonnard
Written by
Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, Duccio Tessari, Ennio De Concini
Starring
Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, Fernando Rey, Barbara Carroll, Anne-Marie Baumann, Mimmo Palmara, Guillermo Marín, Carlo Tamberlani
Music
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography
Antonio L. Ballesteros
Runtime
103 min
Country
Germany, Italy, Monaco, Spain
Languages
English, German, Italian

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