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The Last Days of Pompeii (1950)

The Last Days of Pompeii poster
Original title
Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi
Directed by
Paolo Moffa, Marcel L'Herbier
Genre
drama film, sword-and-sandal film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This black and white film adapts the novel about the destruction of the ancient Roman city. It follows the lives of several characters as they face moral conflicts and impending disaster.

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What happens

The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) (French: Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi) (Italian: Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) is a black and white French-Italian historical drama, directed by Marcel L'Herbier "in collaboration with" Paolo Moffa, who was also the director of production. It was adapted from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Last Days of Pompeii. The film has also been known as Sins of Pompeii. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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