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The Last Days of Pompeii

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A blacksmith (Preston Foster) becomes a gladiator and Pontius Pilate's (Basil Rathbone) partner, then sees Vesuvius erupt and finds Christ.
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Grant Watson Fiction Machine 04/21/2022
6/10
This is a somewhat flawed film, but when it excels it does so with style. Go to Full Review
Harold V. Cohen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 11/19/2020
A fairly decent piece of fiction. Go to Full Review
Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine 04/21/2020
Basil Rathbone's incisive, worldly portrayal of Pontius Pilate is the most notable characterization in the film. Other players are adequate. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/03/2010
C+
Pulpy sword and sandal film, whose highlight is filming the eruption of Vesuvius. Go to Full Review
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CodyZamboni 06/14/2023 This movie mash up combines a religious story, a disaster movie, and gladiator epic, It's never boring. The acting is lame, but I did like the main character's story arc, his rise, fall, and rise again. But it's the gladiator fighting and volcano disaster action with remarkable minature fx destruction, that I'll remember best. Movie was made by the same producer as King Kong, See more @TMProofreader 02/01/2019 The best thrilling movie ever made! See more 01/19/2019 Forget how silly the acting seemed and try to understand film making in its beginning and only then will you be able to appreciate this movie. As someone who enjoyed reading/knowing who some of Hollywood’s famous actors were back in the day, it was cool recognizing Basil Rathbone and Allen Hale Sr. For its time, I thought the special effects in the end were great! See more 06/10/2013 Pulpy sword and sandal film, whose highlight is filming the eruption of Vesuvius. See more 06/05/2012 The love triangles are the actual story, and Vesuvius's eruption is merely the conclusion. This movie is fairly slow and the payoff wasn't as big as expected, even for a silent movie. See more 08/02/2010 An ok historical drama of the days leading up to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed this roman city See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A blacksmith (Preston Foster) becomes a gladiator and Pontius Pilate's (Basil Rathbone) partner, then sees Vesuvius erupt and finds Christ.
Director
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Screenwriter
Ruth Rose, James Ashmore Creelman, Melville Baker
Production Co
RKO Pictures
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 1935, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m
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