The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

5.3IMDb Score
Released:1950-03-02
Duration:103 min
Country:Italy,France
Director:Marcel L'Herbier, Paolo Moffa
Actors:Micheline Presle, Georges Marchal, Marcel Herrand, Jaque Catelain, Adriana Benetti
Production:Franco London Films, Universalia Film, Gaumont

Overview:

In Pompeii in the year 79, Lycias and Helen fall in love. Helen's guardian, the high priest of Isis, wants to separate them. To do so, he tries to make Lycias drink a love potion, but a young slave threatens to reveal everything. The high priest, unable to silence her, kills her and arranges to have Lycias accused...

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