The Last Days of Pompeii

Original title: Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei

19591959
ApprovedApproved
1h 33m

Christine Kaufmann and Steve Reeves in Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1959)

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 whil... Read allA 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.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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Director
- Mario Bonnard
Writers
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton(novel: "The Last Days of Pompeii")
- Ennio De Concini(adaptation)
- Luigi Emmanuele(adaptation)
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Christine Kaufmann and Fernando Rey in Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1959)

Steve Reeves in Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1959)

Fernando Rey in Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1959)

Christine Kaufmann in Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1959)

Barbara Carroll and Christine Kaufmann in Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1959)

Barbara Carroll, Christine Kaufmann, Mimmo Palmara, and Carlo Tamberlani in Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (1959)

Director
- Mario Bonnard
Writers
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton(novel: "The Last Days of Pompeii")
- Ennio De Concini(adaptation)
- Luigi Emmanuele(adaptation)
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Mount Vesuvius looms ominously over the doomed city of Pompeii, a city in turmoil. Its citizens are being terrorized by a group of black-hooded thieves on the rampage, murdering entire families, and looting their homes. Strangely, they're also leaving a calling card. The sign of the Christian cross is being left as a remainder of who has carried out these terrible acts. On his way into the city, Centurion Glaucus Lito, is looking forward to seeing his father after completing his military service. When he arrives at his father's house he finds it in ruins and is told that his father has been murdered by the same masked raiders menacing the city. Glaucus begins to make enquiries, aided by the help of his friends, but begins to doubt that the peaceful Christian community are responsible for these murders. He soon finds out that the situation is a lot more complicated than he originally thought. After more extensive enquiries he discovers a conspiracy within the political and religious factions in Pompeii, and realises that these murders are just a ruse to cover what is actually going on just before the "sleeping" volcano awakens. —bcarruthers-76500

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Taglines
- VOLCANIC! Now the Screen is Swept by Scenes That Stagger the Imagination!
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Certificate
- Approved
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Trivia
During production, Steve Reeves suffered a major injury. A chariot he was driving struck a tree and he dislocated his shoulder. The injury never fully healed, putting an end to the more intense bodybuilding routines he had done for most of his life.

Goofs
The material spewed from Vesuvius plunged the city into darkness and many of the people of Pompeii died from the gases and especially from breathing in the volcanic ash. However, this would not have been visually dramatic.

Connections
Edited into Diario di una vergine romana (1973)

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5/10

An average debut even though uncredited by Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone's uncredited debut is nowhere near the masterpieces he churned out starting from A Fistful of Dollars. His credited debut Colossus of Rhodes is a much better Sword and Sandal film. The production design, very good looking men and women and the widescreen cinematography are the good things in here. The bland acting(?) by most of the actors, ludicrous plot etc makes it uninteresting for the most part. Including a bit of homosexuality is commendable for the time period. Even though most of the film is not very good there are moments that entertains and makes it a little memorable.

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