The Last Days of Pompeii(1926)

The Last Days of Pompeii Synopsis

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.

The Last Days of Pompeii (1926) is a history film directed by Carmine Gallone, released on March 9, 1926 with a runtime of 3h 16m. It stars Victor Varconi, Rina De Liguoro, María Corda and Bernhard Goetzke. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 5 ratings.