Up Pompeii (1971)

Directed by

Bob Kellett

Genre

historical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Frankie Howerd plays a slave in ancient Pompeii who gets involved with various antics leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The film is a broad historical comedy full of bawdy jokes and farcical situations.

sillyfast-pacedirreverentcampycomedicchaoticlighthearted

What happens

Up Pompeii is a 1971 British historical sex comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd and Michael Hordern. It was written by Sid Colin based on an idea by Talbot Rothwell. It is based on characters from the British television sitcom Up Pompeii! (1969–1975). There were two sequels: Up the Chastity Belt (1971), and Up the Front (1972). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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