Vesuvius Express

Vesuvius Express

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 16, 1953

Runtime

0h 16m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Vesuvius Express

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Director

Otto Lang

Description

The first travelogue released by Twentieth Century-Fox in CinemaScope, produced and directed by Otto Lang, is a photographic record of a journey from Milan to Naples, through Florence and Rome, on a streamlined passenger train. En route, the film takes time out in the cities mentioned to take a look at the landmarks -- past and present -- with the climax on the edge of Vesuvius' smoldering crater. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.