79 A.D.

79 A.D. The Destruction of Herculaneum
79 A.D. The Destruction of Herculaneum
Directed by	Gianfranco Parolini
Written by	Gianfranco Parolini ; Giovanni Simonelli
Starring	Brad Harris
Cinematography	Francesco Izzarelli
Edited by	Edmondo Lozzi
Music by	Carlo Franci
Release date	1962;
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 [it] 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 (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
^ Gianfranco Casadio (2007). I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 978-8880635291.
^ Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.

External links

79 A.D. at IMDb

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[60-69-l-1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia & Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

[Merfd-2] Gianfranco Casadio (2007). I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993). Longo, 2007. ISBN 978-8880635291.

[3] Michele Giordano. Giganti buoni. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877421835.

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