The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

91 min · Adventure, Drama, disaster film, drama film, epic film

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Directors

Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper

Cast

Preston Foster, Basil Rathbone, Alan Hale, David Holt, John Wood, Dorothy Wilson, Louis Calhern, Gloria Shea, Edward Van Sloan, Ward Bond

The story

In the time of Jesus Christ, blacksmith Marcus is content with his life, beautiful wife Julia and six-month-old son Flavius. When Julia and their child are run down by a chariot in the streets of Pompeii, Marcus spends the little money he has to pay for a doctor and medicine. Needing more, in desperation, he becomes a gladiator.

Catalogue themes and tags

Blacksmith, Christianity, Christin, Geld, Gladiator, Gladiator Fight, Pompeii, Volcanic Eruption, Volcano, Widowed, berühmt, Adventure, History, Epic, Action/Adventure, Period piece, Drama, Disaster, Action

Genres

Adventure, Drama, disaster film, drama film, epic film

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