The Last Days of Pompeii (1926)

Original title

Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei

Directed by

Amleto Palermi, Carmine Gallone

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 27m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent epic follows multiple characters in ancient Pompeii on the eve of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It mixes romance and disaster as wealthy citizens and slaves face their fates.

epicmelodramaticvisually stunningslow-pacedtragichistoricalromanticbittersweet

What happens

The Last Days of Pompeii (Italian: Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) is a 1926 Italian historical silent epic film. The last of the great silent Italian epics, the film was lavishly produced and ran for more than three hours. It was an unexpected financial disaster following a string of films by the same title that were highly successful. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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