5.8The Last Days of Pompeii · 1926
The Last Days of Pompeii (1926) is a History film directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Victor Varconi, Rina De Liguoro, María Corda.
History
5.8Overview
Carmine Gallone and Amleto Palermi’s The Last Days of Pompeii 1926 stages in sumptuous colour tinting the epic fall of the ancient city buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption. Adapted from Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s love story, the film was innovative in its special effects and an early major box-office hit. A beautiful tinted restoration print was prepared using photochemical processes by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale in the mid-1990s and the premiere screening of the restoration print was held in the amphitheatre in Pompeii, followed by a screening at the major restoration festival ‘Il Cinema Ritrovato’ in Bologna in 1998.
Cast
Victor Varconi, Rina De Liguoro, María Corda, Bernhard Goetzke, Emilio Ghione, Lia Maris, Gildo Bocci
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What is "The Last Days of Pompeii" about?
Carmine Gallone and Amleto Palermi’s The Last Days of Pompeii 1926 stages in sumptuous colour tinting the epic fall of the ancient city buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption. Adapted from Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s love story, the film was innovative in its special effects and an early major box-office hit. A beautiful tinted restoration print was prepared using photochemical processes by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale in the mid-1990s and the premiere screening of the restoration print was held in the amphitheatre in Pompeii, followed by a screening at the major restoration festival ‘Il Cinema Ritrovato’ in Bologna in 1998.
When was "The Last Days of Pompeii" released?
The Last Days of Pompeii was released in 1926.
Who stars in "The Last Days of Pompeii"?
The cast includes Victor Varconi, Rina De Liguoro, María Corda, Bernhard Goetzke.
