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Pompeii: The Last Day
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Pompeii: The Last Day

2003-10-20 · 87 min · ★ 6.8

Drama · 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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Directors
Peter Nicholson
Production companies
BBC, NDR, France 2, TLC, Discovery
Countries
France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Alisdair SimpsonAlisdair SimpsonNarrator (voice)
Tim Pigott-SmithTim Pigott-SmithPliny the Elder
Jim CarterJim CarterPolybius
Jonathan FirthJonathan FirthStephanus
Rebecca NortonFortunata
Martin HodgsonGaius
Robert WhitelockRobert WhitelockCeladus
Rachel AtkinsPlinia
Chad ShepherdAfricanus
Chrissie CotterillEpidia
Katharine WhitburnJulia
Leigh JonesLeigh JonesSabinus
George AntoniGeorge AntoniFelix

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