Les Derniers Jours de Pompéi (1935)
Au temps de Jésus-Christ, le forgeron Marcus (Preston Foster) est content de sa vie avec sa belle femme Julia (Gloria Shea) et son fils de six mois. Toutefois, lorsque Julia et leur enfant sont bousculés par un char dans les rues de Pompéi, Marcus dépense le peu d'argent qu'il a pour payer le médecin. Ayant besoin de plus, en désespoir de cause, il devient un gladiateur. Il gagne son combat, mais en vain, sa femme et son enfant meurent. Blâmant sa pauvreté et aigri par la vie, il devient un gladiateur professionnel et devient de plus en plus riche après chaque victoire. Après un combat, il tue son adversaire gaulois et découvre qu'il a rendu orphelin un jeune garçon nommé Flavius (David Holt). Plein de remords, il adopte le garçon et achète un esclave grec, Leaster (Wyrley Birch), pour devenir son tuteur. Toutefois, la responsabilité supplémentaire le rend trop prudent dans l'arène, il est vaincu et blessé. La blessure met fin à sa deuxième carrière...
Directeur:
Ernest B. Schoedsack
écrivain:
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 |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Music |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aline Bernstein | Costume Design |
