79 A.D.
79 A.D. The Destruction of Herculaneum | |
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Directed by | Gianfranco Parolini |
Written by | Gianfranco Parolini Giovanni Simonelli |
Starring | Brad Harris |
Cinematography | Francesco Izzarelli |
Edited by | Edmondo Lozzi |
Music by | Carlo Franci |
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Country | Italy - France |
Language | Italian |
79 A.D. (Italian: Anno 79 - La distruzione di Ercolano, French: Les derniers jours d'Herculanum, also known as The Destruction of Herculaneum) is a 1962 Italian-French epic drama film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Brad Harris.[1][2][3]
General Marcus Tiberius, the nephew of Emperor Titus Flavius returns to Rome in triumph only to find that it is in turmoil. More and more people are being murdered on the streets and the community of Christians are being blamed by nefarious members of the Roman Senate. When Marcus is ordered to take action against the Christians he refuses, so his uncle strips him of all his titles and sends him into exile. However, Marcus is determined to investigate the matter himself. Amidst all the love and intrigue going on at the court of the emperor in A.D 79, a disaster is looming. In the shadow of the volcano, Mount Vesuvius, the city is about to be destroyed.
Cast
- Brad Harris as Marcus Tiberius
- Mara Lane as Diomira
- Susan Paget as Livia
- Jany Clair as Myrta
- Jacques Berthier as Tercius
- Philippe Hersent as Tito Flavio
- Carlo Tamberlani as Furio
- Ivy Holzer as Claudia
- Isarco Ravaioli as Licinio
- Djordje Nenadovic as Samson
- Niksa Stefanini as Valerio
- Vladimir Leib as Lepido
- Ignazio Dolce
References
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Gianfranco Casadio. I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 8880635298.
- ^ Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.
External links
- 1962 films
- Italian films
- French films
- Peplum films
- Italian disaster films
- 1960s adventure films
- Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini
- Films about volcanoes
- Films set in the Roman Empire
- Films set in 79 AD
- Pompeii in popular culture
- Herculaneum (ancient city)
- 1960s disaster films
- Sword and sandal films
- 1960s Italian film stubs
- Adventure film stubs