Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Fiery Summit of Spectacle!

Genres

AdventureHistoryRomance

OverView

Glaucus, a demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

12 November 1959

Country

Germany

Cast

Steve Reeves

Steve Reeves

Glaucus Leto

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Elena / Ione

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Arbaces, High Priest of Isis

Barbara Carroll

Barbara Carroll

Nydia

Anne-Marie Baumann

Anne-Marie Baumann

Julia

Mimmo Palmara

Mimmo Palmara

Gallinus, a Praetorian Guard

Guillermo Marín

Guillermo Marín

Ascanius, Consul of Pompei

Carlo Tamberlani

Carlo Tamberlani

Olinto, Christian Leader

Mino Doro

Mino Doro

Consul

María Silva

María Silva

Julia's Maid

Jesús Puente

Jesús Puente

Roman Senator

Vicky Lagos

Vicky Lagos

Woman in Red

Ignazio Dolce

Ignazio Dolce

Caius

Mario Berriatúa

Mario Berriatúa

Praetorian Guard

Mino Doro

Mino Doro

Roman Consul

Ángel Aranda

Ángel Aranda

Antoninus Marcus

Mario Morales

Mario Morales

Marcus, Military Tribune

Ángel Ortiz

Ángel Ortiz

Helios, a Praetorian Guard

Lola Torres

Lola Torres

Tavern Keeper

Tony Richards

Tony Richards

Antonio Casas

Antonio Casas

Ignaz Cole

Ignaz Cole

Pedro Fenollar

Pedro Fenollar

Announcer

Hank Bergman

Hank Bergman

Roman Soldier (uncredited)

Similar Movies

5.6

Empire of Silver

February 2009 •Chinese

In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a climate of political turmoil. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Shanghai International Film Festival.

7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

December 1925 •English

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

8.2

Gladiator

May 2000 •English

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

6.0

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

February 1999 •French

Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.

6.2

Dante's Peak

February 1997 •English

Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.

6.9

Asterix and Cleopatra

December 1968 •French

Popular animated hero Asterix and his faithful sidekick Obelix travel to ancient Egypt to help Cleopatra build a new summer home. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar have made a bet, with Caesar wagering the project cannot be completed in a few weeks time. With the help of a magic potion, Asterix comes to the rescue of the Queen of the Nile as Caesar and an angry architect plot against them.

6.1

Asterix and the Vikings

April 2006 •French

Asterix and Obelix have been given a tough mission: Transform the chief's lazy nephew Justforkix into a warrior. When the Vikings abduct him and bring him back to their homeland, Asterix and Obelix must travel to Norway to rescue Justforkix.

5.6

The Last Legion

April 2007 •English

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

6.5

Asterix vs. Caesar

March 1985 •French

Obelix falls for a new arrival in his home village in Gaul, but is heartbroken when her true love arrives to visit her. However, the lovers are kidnapped by Romans; Asterix and Obelix set out to rescue them on a dangerous journey that will involve gladiators, slavers and beauracracy - and a personal encounter with the Emperor himself, Julius Caesar...

6.0

Caligula

August 1979 •Italian

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

6.0

Temple of the White Elephant

March 1964 •Italian

In British colonial India, Lt. Dick Ramsay is charged with secretly rescuing the kidnapped daughter of the British viceroy of India and her fiancée, a fellow British officer from a cult of murderers who worship a white elephant. While on his mission he meets Princess Dhara and her man servant and protector, Parvati Sandok. Princess Dhara's brother has also been taken captive by the Cult of the White Elephant. Princess Dhara and Parvati Sandok aid Lt. Ramsay in his mission to free the captives and put an end to the cult's reign of terror.

6.8

Asterix in Britain

December 1986 •French

One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedius Britannicus's Romans declining and falling. Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink.

6.2

Asterix Conquers America

September 1994 •German

When marauding Romans capture - and catapult - their pal Getafix into lands unknown, the shrewd and cunning Asterix and his able sidekick Obelix spring into action! But their journey leads them to a strange and dangerous new world, where they must face a tribe of Indians, a stampeding herd of buffalo and a medicine man with designs on their magic potion!

7.3

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

June 1976 •French

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

7.3

Journey to Italy

September 1954 •Italian

This deceptively simple tale of a bored English couple travelling to Italy to find a buyer for a house inherited from an uncle is transformed by Roberto Rossellini into a passionate story of cruelty and cynicism as their marriage disintegrates around them.

7.4

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

January 2002 •French

The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her architects are either busy otherwise or too conservative in style, this ambivalent honor falls to Edifis. He is to build the palace and be covered in gold or, if not, his fate is to be eaten by crocodiles. Edifis calls upon an old friend to help him out: The fabulous Druid Getafix from Gaul, who brews a fantastic potion that gives supernatural strength. In order to help and protect the old Druid, Asterix and Obelix accompany him on his journey to Egypt. When Julius Caesar gets wind of the project succeeding, he has the building site attacked by his troops in order to win the bet and not lose face. But just like the local pirates, he hasn't counted on Asterix and Obelix.

7.3

The Bible: In the Beginning...

September 1966 •English

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in the forbidden fruit sees them driven out; Cain murdering his brother Abel; Noah building an ark to preserve the animals of the world from the coming flood; and Abraham making a covenant with God.

7.0

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

September 1916 •English

The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

6.8

Saint Paul

December 2000 •English

A biblical epic from the Book of Acts and Paul's epistles covering his conversion from Saul of Tarsus to his ministry to the Gentiles.

4.6

The Giant of Metropolis

October 1961 •Italian

Obro the muscleman goes to Atlantis and sinks a death-ray king who knows the secret of immortality.