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The Last Days of Pompeii

1908 · 19 min Drama History
4.9 / 10 · TMDB

Pompeii 79AD, mere days before the Vesuvian eruption. Glaucus and Jone are in love with each other. Arbaces, the Egyptian High Priest, is determined to conquer Jone. Glaucus purchases Nydia, the blind and long-suffering slave. Nydia falls in love with Glaucus and asks Arbaces for his help. He gives her a potion to make Glaucus fall in love with her-- In fact, a poison which will cause violent insanity.

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Original Title Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
Year 1908
Country Italy
Genre Drama, History
Director Arturo Ambrosio
Runtime 19 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.9/10 (10 votes)

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The film constructs a melodramatic intrigue against the backdrop of historical catastrophe, relying on the contrast between human passions and the blind forces of nature. Through concise yet expressive scenes, it explores themes of fate, unrequited love, and betrayal.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of life's fragility in the face of inexorable elemental power, where personal tragedies mirror the impending global cataclysm. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Arturo Ambrosio

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Watch in silence as a silent epic drama, appreciating the scale of its early cinematic ambition.

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