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The Last Days of Pompeii is a french film of genre Drama directed by Marcel L'Herbier with Micheline Presle
The Last Days of Pompeii (1950)
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
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Add to a movie listThe Last Days of Pompeii (1950) (French: Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi) (Italian: Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) is a black and white French-Italian drama film, directed by Marcel L'Herbier "in collaboration with" Paolo Moffa, who was also the director of production. It was adapted from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel The Last Days of Pompeii. The film has also been known as Sins of Pompeii.
Synopsis
In Pompeii, in the year 79AD, Lysias, a wealthy young Greek, abducts the beautiful Hélène, who is a pupil of Arbax, the sinister High Priest of Isis. For revenge, Arbax causes Lysias to drink a magic potion to make him fall in love with his ally Julie, but Lysias becomes mad from the drink. Nidia, a young slave girl rescued by Lycias, has overheard the plot and accuses Arbax of trying to kill her master. Arbax kills the girl and has Lysias accused of the murder. Condemned to the lions in the arena, Lysias only escapes the punishment when the eruption of Vesuvius brings panic to the town, and he leads Hélène to safety.Actors
Micheline Presle
(Hélène)
Georges Marchal
(Lysias)
Marcel Herrand
(Arbax)
Jaque-Catelain
(Claudius)
Adriana Benetti
(Nidia)
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