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Pompeii: The Last Day
Starring: F. Murray , Rachel Atkins
Directed by: Peter Nicholson
Produced by: Ailsa Orr
Written by: Edward Camfor-Dumas
State-of-the-art computer graphics and high-quality reconstructions bring the tragedy to life as day turns into night on August 24, AD 79.
Item Number: 13056
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- 100 minutes
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Closed Captions / Subtitles:
- Not available for this product
- Special Features:
- 50-minute bonus program: Colosseum: A Gladiator?s Story, the true-to-life experience of a Roman gladiator depicted through state-of-the-art computer graphics
Interviews with the filmmakers
Fact Files
Trailers
Watch in wonder and horror as an explosion from nearby Mount Vesuvius turns this bustling Roman city into a death trap. Based on an eye-witness account and archaeological evidence, this critically acclaimed dramatization makes
you feel like an eye witness to one of the greatest natural disastersof all time. State-of-the-art computer graphics and high-quality reconstructions bring the tragedy to life as day turns into night on August 24, AD 79.
The terrifying last moments of a city caught in a volcanic death trap. On August 24 AD79 the city of Pompeii came to a devastating end as the mighty Vesuvius erupted, showering inhabitants with ash, smoke and rock. Some escaped, but those who remained were entombed forever as they fell. Combining dramatic reconstructions, expert investigations, and lavish CGIs, following a cast of key characters including lovers, soldiers, slaves, and families, this film recreates a vivid and engaging account of the last day of Pompeii.
Cast
Narrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F. Murray Abraham
Plinia. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .Rachel Atkins
Callistus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Omar Berdouni
Slave Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Canfor-Dumas
Polybius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carter
Fortunata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebeca Clarke
Epidia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chrissie Cotterill
Stephanus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan Firth
Gaius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martin Hodgson
Sabinus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leigh Jones
Restitutus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neji Nejah
Pliny the Elder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Pigott-Smith
Africanus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Sheperd
Narrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alisdair Simpson
Julia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katherine Whitburn
Celadus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Whitelock
Hedone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inika Leigh Wright
Felix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Yiasoumi
Production Credits
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward Canfor-Dumas
Directed by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Nicholson
Produced by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ailsa Orr
Executive Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael J. Mosley
Cinematography by. . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Dance
Narrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F. Murray Abraham
Plinia. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .Rachel Atkins
Callistus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Omar Berdouni
Slave Girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Canfor-Dumas
Polybius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Carter
Fortunata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebeca Clarke
Epidia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chrissie Cotterill
Stephanus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan Firth
Gaius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Martin Hodgson
Sabinus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Leigh Jones
Restitutus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neji Nejah
Pliny the Elder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Pigott-Smith
Africanus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Sheperd
Narrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alisdair Simpson
Julia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katherine Whitburn
Celadus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Whitelock
Hedone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inika Leigh Wright
Felix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Yiasoumi
Production Credits
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edward Canfor-Dumas
Directed by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Nicholson
Produced by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ailsa Orr
Cinematography by. . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Dance
