The Last Days of Pompeii
About The Last Days of Pompeii
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.
Ernest B. Schoedsack's The Last Days of Pompeii is a 1935 adventure drama film. Its themes are christianity, disaster movie, volcano, and ancient rome.
Preston Foster stars as Marcus, Alan Hale as Burbix, Basil Rathbone as Pontius Pilate, and John Wood as Adult Flavius. Released in October 1935, it runs 96 minutes.
The screenplay is by Ruth Rose. American members can watch it on TCM.
Pompeii, Ben-Hur, and Spartacus make useful companions to The Last Days of Pompeii, all filed under 1st century and gladiator. It carries a NR rating.