The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
The different aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the Earth. The residents of Pompeii include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe, and their secret leader Olinthus.
Release date: 1984-05-06
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Orginal language: English
Directors: David Gerber, Peter H. Hunt
Seasons
Main cast
Linda Purl
as Nydia
Anthony Quayle
as Quintus
Laurence Olivier
as Gaius
Benedict Taylor
as Antonius
Gerry Sundquist
as Clodius
Catriona MacColl
as Julia
Tony Anholt
as Lepidus
David Robb
as Sallust
Stephen Greif
as Sporus
Peter Cellier
as Calenus
Barry Stokes
as Gar
Howard Lang
as Medon
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
as Stratonice
Brian Croucher
as Melior
Marilù Tolo
as Xenia
Ned Beatty
as Diomed
Brian Blessed
as Olinthus
Franco Nero
as Arbaces
Lesley-Anne Down
as Chloe
Nicholas Clay
as Glaucus
Siobhán McKenna
as Fortunata
Ernest Borgnine
as Marcus
Olivia Hussey
as Ione
Rest of the main cast - click here to expand
Duncan Regehr - Lydon, Malcolm Jamieson - Petrus, Joyce Blair - Lucretia
Crew - click here to expand
Peter H. Hunt - Director, Ken Shane - Third Assistant Director, Ariel Levy - First Assistant Director, Chris Carreras - Second Assistant Director, Trevor Jones - Original Music Composer