The Last Days of Pompeii (1926 film)

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The Last Days of Pompei
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Directed by Carmine Gallone
Amleto Palermi
Written by Alfredo Panzini (titles)
Based on The Last Days of Pompeii
1834 novel
by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Starring Victor Varconi
Cinematography Alfredo Donelli
Color process Pathechrome
Distributed bySocietà Italiana Grandi Films
Release date
  • 9 March 1926 (1926-03-09)
Running time
181 minutes
CountryItaly
Languages silent
Italian intertitles

The Last Days of Pompei (Italian: Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) is a 1926 Italian historical silent drama film. The film was directed by Carmine Gallone and Amleto Palermi based on the 1834 novel The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Original release prints of the film were entirely colorized by the Pathechrome stencil color process.

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