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The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)

★ 5.6Approved100 minDirector: Sergio Leone

1959 film

The Last Days of Pompeii (Italian: Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) is a 1959 Eastmancolor historical disaster action film starring Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, and Fernando Rey and directed by Mario Bonnard and Sergio Leone. Bonnard, the original director, fell ill on the first day of shooting, so Leone and the scriptwriters finished the film.

The film is characterized by its CinemaScope framing and lavish look, and is one of many films produced during the 1950s and 1960s as part of the peplum sword and sandal cycle, originally launched by Pietro Francisci's film Le fatiche di Ercole (1958), released as Hercules in the United States.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Last Days of Pompeii about?
The Last Days of Pompeii (1959) — 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
Is The Last Days of Pompeii based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Last Days of Pompeii scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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