Pompeii: The Last Day
2003 · 1h 27m · Not Rated
Documentary, Drama, History
Directed by
Peter Nicholson
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Pompeii: The Last Day
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Peter Nicholson Director
- Alisdair Simpson as Narrator (voice)
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Pliny the Elder
- Jim Carter as Polybius
- Jonathan Firth as Stephanus
- Rebecca Norton as Fortunata
- Martin Hodgson as Gaius
- Robert Whitelock as Celadus
- Rachel Atkins as Plinia
- Chad Shepherd as Africanus
- Chrissie Cotterill as Epidia
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