A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Alisdair Simpson
- Narrator
- (UK version)
- (voice)
Rebecca Norton
- Fortunata
- (as Rebecca Clarke)
George Antoni
- Felix
- (as George Yiasoumi)
F. Murray Abraham
- Narrator
- (US version)
- (voice)
Tony Amendola
- Pomponianus
- (uncredited)
Omar Berdouni
- Callistus
- (uncredited)
Emily Canfor-Dumas
- Slave Girl
- (uncredited)
- Director
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- TriviaThe film takes place from August 24 to August 25, 79 AD.
- GoofsAs the second-last pyroclastic wave stops just outside the city, the carbon dioxide it sends into the city should have affected all the lamps, dimming if not extinguishing the flames. The flames are untouched although the people are choking.
- Quotes
Alisdair Simpson - Narrator: The people of Pompeii have never seen anything like this before. There is no word in Latin for 'volcano."
- ConnectionsEdited into I Shouldn't Be Alive: Alone in the Amazon (2010)
Featured review
I've seen many documentaries but few have gripped me as this one did. The combination of live action, computer graphics, and scholarly voice-over made it a compelling picture. Unlike many feature films, I didn't even look at the clock to see when it would be over.
The only drawback for me was that some of the science went by a little too quickly. I got the general idea of "the column collapses" but would have liked it to be explored a little more in order to have a more comprehensive view.
The inclusion of artifacts was especially moving, particularly when paired with imagined scenes. Overall this is a great documentary -- we could use more like it!
The only drawback for me was that some of the science went by a little too quickly. I got the general idea of "the column collapses" but would have liked it to be explored a little more in order to have a more comprehensive view.
The inclusion of artifacts was especially moving, particularly when paired with imagined scenes. Overall this is a great documentary -- we could use more like it!
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- 龐貝古城
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