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Feature film — 2003

Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)

6.81h 27mDrama — History — Documentary

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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A high-signal pick with 33 votes.

BBC / NDR / France 2 / TLC / Discovery

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Director: Peter Nicholson

On screen

Cast & crew

Alisdair Simpson as Narrator (voice)

Alisdair Simpson

Narrator (voice)

Tim Pigott-Smith as Pliny the Elder

Tim Pigott-Smith

Pliny the Elder

Jim Carter as Polybius

Jim Carter

Polybius

Jonathan Firth as Stephanus

Jonathan Firth

Stephanus

R

Rebecca Norton

Fortunata

M

Martin Hodgson

Gaius

Robert Whitelock as Celadus

Robert Whitelock

Celadus

R

Rachel Atkins

Plinia

C

Chad Shepherd

Africanus

C

Chrissie Cotterill

Epidia

K

Katharine Whitburn

Julia

Leigh Jones as Sabinus

Leigh Jones

Sabinus

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