The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter NicholsonDirector
- Edward Canfor-DumasWriter
Cast
- Alisdair SimpsonNarrator (voice)
- Tim Pigott-SmithPliny the Elder
- Jim CarterPolybius
- Jonathan FirthStephanus
- Rebecca NortonFortunata
- Martin HodgsonGaius
- Robert WhitelockCeladus
- Rachel AtkinsPlinia
- Chad ShepherdAfricanus
- Chrissie CotterillEpidia
- Katharine WhitburnJulia
- Leigh JonesSabinus
Themes
natural disasterancient rometown in panichistorical eventrevisionist historyvolcanic eruptionpompeiihistorical dramahistorical reenactmenthistorical reinterpretationpompéi