Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompeii (1960)
- Starring:
- Steve Reeves, Christine Kaufmann, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mario Bonnard
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This was ironically the last film made by director Mario Bonnard, and it follows the pattern of the classic Italian costume dramas about macho or mythic heroes, in this case, a certain Glaucus (Steve Reeves, the glorious Greco-Roman past could not occur without him). Taking the cue from its larger-than-life hero, the story, set in 79 A.D., bounds from one spectacle to another without undue concern for nuanced dialogue or subtleties of character. Glaucus has to single-handedly tackle the brutal thugs that are taking over Pompeii and is forced to fight off a lion and a crocodile -- though not all at the same time. He overcomes wounds and enemies in preparation for his toughest fight, that of rescue and survival when Mt. Vesuvius blows its top, the biggest and final spectacle in a series of battleground fireworks. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Steve Reeves - Glacus
- Barbar Carroll - Nydia
- Anne Marie Baumann - Julia
- Carlo Tamberlani - Leader of the Christians
- Mino Doro - 2nd Consul
- Mario Berroatua - Praetorian Guard
- Angel Ortiz - Praetorian Guard
- Christine Kaufmann - Ione
- Fernando Rey - High Priest
- Mimmo Palmara - Gallinus
- Angel Aranda - Antonius
- Guglielmo Marin - Askinius
- Mario Morales - Praetorian Guard
- Director(s):
- Mario Bonnard
- Writer(s):
- Sergio Corbucci, Ennio de Concini, Duccio Tessari
- Producer(s):
- Paolo Moffa
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