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The Last Days of Pompeii is an Italian-American 1984 television miniseries filmed at Pinewood Studios and broadcast on ABC-TV and Rai, adapting the 1834 novel of the same name by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It was the second English-language adaptation of the book for film or television.
Original Release
05/06/1984 on ABC
US Release
05/06/1984
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ned Beatty | Diomed |
| Brian Blessed | Olinthus |
| Ernest Borgnine | Marcus |
| Nicholas Clay | Glaucus |
| Lesley-Anne Down | Chloe |
| Olivia Hussey | Ione |
| Siobhán McKenna | Fortunata |
| Franco Nero | Arbaces |
| Linda Purl | Nydia |
| Anthony Quayle | Quintus |
Directors
Writers
Carmen Culver, Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ned Beatty | Diomed |
| Brian Blessed | Olinthus |
| Ernest Borgnine | Marcus |
| Nicholas Clay | Glaucus |
| Lesley-Anne Down | Chloe |
| Olivia Hussey | Ione |
| Siobhán McKenna | Fortunata |
| Franco Nero | Arbaces |
| Linda Purl | Nydia |
| Anthony Quayle | Quintus |
| Duncan Regehr | Lydon |
| Laurence Olivier | Gaius |
| Benedict Taylor | Antonius |
| Gerry Sundquist | Clodius |
| Catriona MacColl | Julia |
| Malcolm Jamieson | Petrus |
| Tony Anholt | Lepidus |
| David Robb | Sallust |
| Stephen Greif | Sporus |
| Peter Cellier | Calenus |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Gerber | Executive Producer |
| Richard Irving | Producer |
| William Hill | Producer |
