The Last Days of Pompeii (1909)

1909 · Silent film · 29 min · dir. Luigi Maggi

• Drama
• History

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Synopsis

There's lust, madness, assassinations and destruction aplenty in this second screen version of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel. It was popular for adaptations almost immediately, with an opera, IONE, produced in 1858. With its basic theme of divine death and destruction in return for immorality, it touched the hearts of Christianity, recalling the fates of Sodom and Gomorrah.Of course, sixteen minutes is not enough to even summarize a fat Victorian novel, and the special effects are very…

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Details

Director

Luigi Maggi

Writer

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

Cinematography

Roberto Omegna

Studio

Società Anonima Ambrosio

Released

1908-12-02

Original title

Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei

Running time

29 minutes

Cast & crew

• Luigi Maggi Director
• Luigi Maggi
• UUmberto Mozzato
• LLydia De Roberti
• EErnesto Vaser
• MMirra Principi
• RRoberto Omegna

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