
Pompeii: The Last Day
2003-10-20 · 87 min · ★ 6.8
In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.
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- Directors
- Peter Nicholson
- Production companies
- BBC, NDR, France 2, TLC, Discovery
- Countries
- France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Alisdair SimpsonNarrator (voice)
Tim Pigott-SmithPliny the Elder
Jim CarterPolybius
Jonathan FirthStephanus
Robert WhitelockCeladus
Leigh JonesSabinus
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