Der Untergang von Pompeji (1935)
Der Tod seiner Frau wirft Schmied Marcus (Preston Foster) aus der Bahn. Als Gladiator kämpft er sich an die gesellschaftliche Spitze von Pompeji. Sein Sohn (John Wood) jedoch bekennt sich zum Christentum. - Höhepunkt des Films: der Ausbruch des Vesuv, inszeniert vom Spezialeffekteteam, das auch für "King Kong und die weiße Frau" zuständig war.
Der Regisseur:
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Der Autor:
Ruth Rose
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Preston Foster as Marcus |
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Alan Hale as Burbix |
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Basil Rathbone as Pontius Pilate |
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John Wood as Adult Flavius |
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Louis Calhern as Prefect Allus Martius |
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David Holt as Flavius as a Boy |
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Dorothy Wilson as Clodia |
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Wyrley Birch as Leaster |
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Frank Conroy as Gaius Tanno (uncredited) |
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William V. Mong as Cleon the Slave Dealer (uncredited) |
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Murray Kinnell as Simon (uncredited) |
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Henry Kolker as Warder (uncredited) |
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Edward Van Sloan as Calvus (uncredited) |
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Zeffie Tilbury as The Wise Woman (uncredited) |
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John Davidson as Phoebus (uncredited) |
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Ward Bond as Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell as The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited) |
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Warner Richmond as Captain of the Guard (uncredited) |
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Jim Thorpe as Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited) |
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Buster Wiles as Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Hannah Williams as Citizen of Pompeii (uncredited) |
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Jason Robards Sr. as Tax Gatherer (uncredited) |
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John T. Murray as Pilate's Servant (uncredited) |
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Cliff Lyons as Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Paul Kruger as Oarsman (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Dime as Heckling Gladiator (uncredited) |
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Douglas Cosgrove as Gaius' Steward (uncredited) |
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Art Felix as Rider on Horseback (uncredited) |
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Winston Hibler as Marcellus (uncredited) |
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Marc Loebell as Lucius (uncredited) |
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Theodore Lorch as Slaver (uncredited) |
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Thomas E. Jackson as The Lanista (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Arena Attendant (uncredited) |
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Margaret McWade as Calvus' Wife (uncredited) |
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Edwin Maxwell as The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Director |
| Writing | Ruth Rose | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Willis H. O'Brien | Visual Effects |
| Camera | J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Yakima Canutt | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aline Bernstein | Costume Design |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Music |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
