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The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 13, 1913

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Drama, Action

User Score

54%

Original Title

Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei

Production Companies

Società Anonima Ambrosio

Director

Eleuterio Rodolfi

Description

Well-respected Pompeiian Glaucus performs an act of kindness by purchasing Nydia, a blind slave being mistreated by her owner. Nydia falls in love with her new master, but he only has eyes for Ione. Ione in turn is lusted after by Arbace, an Egyptian high priest of Isis. When Nydia beseeches Isis for help in capturing Glaucus' heart, Arbace gives her a "love" potion-- an elixir made to drive Glaucus mad, securing Ione for himself. Ultimately, Mount Vesuvius will end their lives and seal their fates in a terrible, glorious eruption.