Synopsis
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
- Ruth RoseScreenplay
Cast
- Preston FosterMarcus
- Alan HaleBurbix
- Basil RathbonePontius Pilate
- John WoodAdult Flavius
- Louis CalhernPrefect Allus Martius
- David HoltFlavius as a Boy
- Dorothy WilsonClodia
- Wyrley BirchLeaster
- Frank ConroyGaius Tanno (uncredited)
- William V. MongCleon the Slave Dealer (uncredited)
- Murray KinnellSimon (uncredited)
- Henry KolkerWarder (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
blacksmithgladiatorroman empirechristianityvolcanoancient romevolcanic eruptionpompeiidisaster movie1st centuryvesuviusfather son relationship