The read
Critics rate it 33 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Well-respected Pompeiian Glaucus performs an act of kindness by purchasing Nydia, a blind slave being mistreated by her owner. Nydia falls in love with her new master, but he only has eyes for Ione. Ione in turn is lusted after by Arbace, an Egyptian high priest of Isis. When Nydia beseeches Isis for help in capturing Glaucus' heart, Arbace gives her a "love" potion-- an elixir made to drive Glaucus mad, securing Ione for himself. Ultimately, Mount Vesuvius will end their lives and seal their fates in a terrible, glorious eruption.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 33 points higher than audiences do.
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Mario CaseriniWriter
- Eleuterio RodolfiDirector
- Mario CaseriniDirector
Cast
- Ubaldo StefaniGlaucus
- Fernanda Negri PougetNydia
- Eugenio Tettoni FiorIone
- Antonio GrisantiArbace
- Cesare Gani-CariniApoecides
- Vitale Di StefanoClaudius
- Maria BrioschiCast
- Carlo CampogallianiCast
- Ersilia ScalpelliniCast
- Cesare ZocchiCast
- Vitale Di StefanoCast
Stills
Themes
silent filmpompeii1st centuryvesuvius