Up Pompeii

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6.119711h 30mReleased

Comedy

Overview

A funny thing happens to Lurcio on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar.

StatusReleased

Release Date1971-03-11

Runtime1h 30m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

Videos

1 total

Teaser

Up Pompeii (1971) 16mm film short teaser trailer

Cast & Crew

Frankie Howerd

as Lurcio

Patrick Cargill

as Nero

Bill Fraser

as Prosperus Maximus

Michael Hordern

as Ludicrus Sextus

Barbara Murray

as Ammonia

Lance Percival

as Captain Bilius

Adrienne Posta

as Scrubba

Bernard Bresslaw

as Gorgo

Roy Hudd

as Nero's M.C.

Julie Ege

as Voluptua

Reviews

dennyjt

Jul 29, 2022

6/10

Movie spin-off from the popular TV series with Howerd repeating his role as the hapless slave involved in farcial goings-on. Packed with double entendres, the script gives full rein to Howerd's brand of mockery, with frequent breaking of the fourth wall, made when he was the most popular UK comic. The cheerfully cheap looking set is hardly expanded…

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