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The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity. |
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Preston Foster | ... |
Marcus
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Alan Hale | ... |
Burbix
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John Wood | ... |
Flavius, as a Man
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Prefect (Allus Martius)
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David Holt | ... |
Flavius, as a Boy
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Dorothy Wilson | ... |
Clodia
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Wyrley Birch | ... |
Leaster
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Gloria Shea | ... |
Julia
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Frank Conroy | ... |
Gaius Tanno
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William V. Mong | ... |
Cleon, the Slave Dealer
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Murray Kinnell | ... |
Simon, Judean Peasant
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Henry Kolker | ... |
Warder
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Edward Van Sloan | ... |
Calvus
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Zeffie Tilbury | ... |
The Wise Woman
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Peaceloving blacksmith Marcus refuses lucrative offers to fight in the arena...until his wife dies for lack of medical care. His life as a gladiator coarsens him, and shady enterprises make him the richest man in Pompeii, while his son Flavius (who met Jesus on a brief visit to Judaea) is as gentle as Marcus once was. The final disaster of Marcus and Flavius's cross purposes is interrupted by the eruption of Vesuvius. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Untergang von Pompeji See more »Filming Locations:
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Pontius Pilate: And you and I are wiser? Perhaps... What is truth?
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film is not based on Bulwer-Lytton's novel at all. (It does not use the
novel's plot, nor does it have any of the novel's characters.) However, the
disclaimer goes on to say that the filmmakers are indebted to him for the
description of the destruction of Pompeii. See more »
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Despite all the spectacle, the movie was a box-office flop, and required several re-releases (on a double bill with King Kong) to earn back its cost. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Pontius Pilate committed suicide in Gaul in approximately 38 A.D. and could not have been present in Pompeii during the same year that Mt Vesuvius erupted (79 AD). See more »Quotes
Marcus: He still believes in things.Pontius Pilate: And you and I are wiser? Perhaps... What is truth?
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The foreword at the beginning of the film is a disclaimer stating that thisfilm is not based on Bulwer-Lytton's novel at all. (It does not use the
novel's plot, nor does it have any of the novel's characters.) However, the
disclaimer goes on to say that the filmmakers are indebted to him for the
description of the destruction of Pompeii. See more »
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