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Pompeii: The Last Day

Pompeii: The Last Day

2003•1h 27m•6.8/10
DramaHistoryDocumentary

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6.8/10(32)

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.

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Production

BBC, NDR, France 2, TLC, Discovery

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Alisdair Simpson

Alisdair Simpson

Narrator (voice)

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Pliny the Elder

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Polybius

Jonathan Firth

Jonathan Firth

Stephanus

Rebecca Norton

Fortunata

Martin Hodgson

Gaius

Robert Whitelock

Robert Whitelock

Celadus

Rachel Atkins

Plinia

Chad Shepherd

Africanus

Chrissie Cotterill

Epidia

Katharine Whitburn

Julia

Leigh Jones

Leigh Jones

Sabinus

George Antoni

George Antoni

Felix

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