Pink Floyd at Pompeii

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Pink Floyd at Pompeii

G

Released Aug 21, 1974

1h 32m

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Pink Floyd performs hit songs in an ancient Roman amphitheatre in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy.

Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Director Maben’s frequent close-up views of guitarist David Gilmour’s cosmic-blues fretwork will make axe wonks happy, especially given the dimensions of the screen.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 25, 2025

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Neil McCormick

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Fifty-three years on [Pink Floyd at Pompeii] looks utterly magnificent, a glorious record of a group at the height of their powers that will delight every old rocker and should be required viewing for every aspiring young musician.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 23, 2025

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Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

Financial Times

...this fascinating mish-mash of a film captures [Pink Floyd] at a crucial juncture, moving from psych-rock trailblazers in the European underground to prog superstars in US arenas. The head-trip still works.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 22, 2025

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Joe Friar

Fort Worth Report

For Pink Floyd fans, the film is a must-see thanks to a stunning 4K restoration and the new Dolby Atmos sound mix—a visual and aural experience.

Apr 24, 2025

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Edwin Arnaudin

Asheville Movies

Questionable directorial decisions are no match for the iconic band’s live prowess.

Rated: B+

Apr 24, 2025

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Peter Sobczynski

Auteurist Class (Substack)

Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII gives you a chance to once again experience one of the quirkier points in their long career in the way that it was truly meant to be seen and heard.

Apr 23, 2025

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Audience Member

An iconic classic with excellent Pink Floyd Sound!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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chuck z

This was utterly boring. The period of Floyd was - with the exception of the post Roger era - their least interesting and the aimlessness of the music (sorry, the "hits" lol) is not offset much by the interesting location. The in-studio bits weren't much more interesting except maybe to hear David lay down some tracks that didn't make the DSOTM record. The interview parts were wholly unengaging and the end result was to experience a bit of shock that this band somehow managed to morph into the PF of the subsequent records. There's little evidence here that they much to offer beyond meandering instrumentals laced with wan vocals and pseudo avant-noise (just running a slide across the guitar and bass necks, basically).

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/25/25

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Matthew W

This movie is a perfect remake of the original 1972 live at Pompeii, it has an amazing atmosphere and the clips of them in the recording studio for DSOTM were perfect. I recommend this movie to any fans or people who would like to experience Pink Floyd for their first time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/25/25

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Erik W

Their best version of Echoes ever recorded. Glad to finally see it on the big screen. Definitely worth the wait.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/25/25

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phil d

I thought Pulse was a better concert.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Marco C

Best performance ever by the royalty space rockers. Careful with missing this IMAX showing, eugene

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Synopsis

Pink Floyd performs hit songs in an ancient Roman amphitheatre in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy.

Director: Adrian Maben
Production Co: RM Productions Fernseh- und Filmgesellschaft mbH
Rating: G
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 1974, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 24, 2025
Runtime: 1h 32m