Der Untergang von Pompeji

Originaltitel: The Last Days of Pompeii

1935
12
1 Std. 36 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuIn the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.

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Preston Foster

Marcus

Basil Rathbone

Pontius Pilate

David Holt

Flavius (As a Boy)

Alan Hale

Burbix

John Wood

Flavius (As a Man)

Louis Calhern

Prefect (Allus Martius)

Dorothy Wilson

Clodia

Wyrley Birch

Leaster

Betty Alden

Calpurnia
(Nicht genannt)

Bebe Allen

Woman
(Nicht genannt)

Agnes Anderson

Noblewoman in Prefect's Box
(Nicht genannt)

Sam Appel

Porridge Seller
(Nicht genannt)

Reginald Barlow

The Janitor of the Slave Market
(Nicht genannt)

Nathan Barragar

Prefect's Guard
(Nicht genannt)

Maurice Black

Attendant in Gladiators' Training Room
(Nicht genannt)

Ward Bond

Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator
(Nicht genannt)

Symona Boniface

Slave Auction Observer
(Nicht genannt)

Tom Brower

Runaway Slave
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
According to the book The RKO Story, this film cost $237,000 more than it grossed in its original release, but it finally broke even with the box office from a 1949 re-release, paired with Herrscherin einer versunkenen Welt (1935).

Patzer
The central subplot of the meeting with Jesus is impossible, as Pompeii was destroyed after his death in A.D. 79. Given these dates, Flavius would have been a middle aged man, clearly not a young man as portrayed.

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Pontius Pilate: My boy, I've heard such ideas, a long time ago. They are dreams - beautiful dreams, I know, but dreams nonetheless.
Flavius, as a Man: Was it a dream that once I knew a man who said "Love thy neighbor as thyself"?
Marcus: There never was such a man, I tell you.
Pontius Pilate: Don't lie to him, Marcus. There was such a man.
Flavius, as a Man: What happened to him?
Pontius Pilate: I crucified Him.

Crazy Credits
The foreword at the beginning is a disclaimer stating that this film is not based on Edward George Bulwer-Lytton's novel. (It does not use the novel's plot, nor does it have any of the novel's characters.) However, the disclaimer goes on to say that the filmmakers are indebted to him for the description of the destruction of Pompeii.

Alternative Versionen
A colorized version was made of this film in 1990.

Verbindungen
Edited into The Toast of New York (1937)

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6/10

Crossing Paths with Christ

In the old Roman Empire city of Pompeii, brawny blacksmith Preston Foster (as Marcus) suffers a great family tragedy. Desperate for money, Mr. Foster reluctantly becomes a gladiator; he is uncomfortable killing defeated opponents, but must make a living. Wracked with guilt, Foster adopts pre-teen David Holt (as young Flavius) after killing his father in a fight. Foster can no longer fight competitively and makes money trading slaves and horses. He eventually becomes very prosperous...

Foster is unaware he is living during the time of Jesus Christ, who has a following. An old woman instructs Foster to take his son to see the "greatest man" in Judea. Foster considers this to be "prophesy." He crosses paths with Christ, but believes the greatest man is more likely the governor of Jerusalem, Basil Rathbone (as Pontius Pilate). Foster begins working with the notorious leader. After the Christian crucifixion, Foster's son grows up to be John Wood (as Flavius) and clashes with his papa...

Other than the ending eruption, "The Last Days of Pompeii" completely re-works the plot (of the original novel by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton). It's a good (perhaps better), Christian-focused revision, though sometimes stodgy in the production. The concept of slavery is changed, which is nice. Original thinking was that the mistreating of slaves was bad; nice people treated them nicely, and bad people treated them badly. Also, Mr. Rathbone's "Pilate" is given more depth in characterization...

God, however, is still in firm control of natural disasters.

****** The Last Days of Pompeii (10/18/35) Ernest B. Schoedsack ~ Preston Foster, John Wood, Basil Rathbone, David Holt