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| Director: | Ernest B. Schoedsack | 
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| Writer: | Ruth Rose | 
| Staring: | 
| In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 18, 1935 | 
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| Director: | Ernest B. Schoedsack | 
| Writer: | Ruth Rose | 
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama | 
| Keywords | christianity, blacksmith, gladiator, roman empire, volcano, ancient rome, epic, volcanic eruption, pompeii, disaster movie, 1st century, vesuvius, father son relationship | 
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Preston Foster | Marcus | 
| Alan Hale | Burbix | 
| Basil Rathbone | Pontius Pilate | 
| John Wood | Adult Flavius | 
| Louis Calhern | Prefect Allus Martius | 
| David Holt | Flavius as a Boy | 
| Dorothy Wilson | Clodia | 
| Wyrley Birch | Leaster | 
| Frank Conroy | Gaius Tanno (uncredited) | 
| William V. Mong | Cleon the Slave Dealer (uncredited) | 
| Murray Kinnell | Simon (uncredited) | 
| Henry Kolker | Warder (uncredited) | 
| Edward Van Sloan | Calvus (uncredited) | 
| Zeffie Tilbury | The Wise Woman (uncredited) | 
| John Davidson | Phoebus (uncredited) | 
| Ward Bond | Murmex of Carthage, a Gladiator (uncredited) | 
| Edwin Maxwell | The Augur, a Pompeii Official (uncredited) | 
| Warner Richmond | Captain of the Guard (uncredited) | 
| Jim Thorpe | Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited) | 
| Buster Wiles | Gladiator (uncredited) | 
| Hannah Williams | Citizen of Pompeii (uncredited) | 
| Jason Robards Sr. | Tax Gatherer (uncredited) | 
| John T. Murray | Pilate's Servant (uncredited) | 
| Cliff Lyons | Ostorius - a Gladiator (uncredited) | 
| Paul Kruger | Oarsman (uncredited) | 
| James Dime | Heckling Gladiator (uncredited) | 
| Douglas Cosgrove | Gaius' Steward (uncredited) | 
| Art Felix | Rider on Horseback (uncredited) | 
| Winston Hibler | Marcellus (uncredited) | 
| Marc Loebell | Lucius (uncredited) | 
| Theodore Lorch | Slaver (uncredited) | 
| Thomas E. Jackson | The Lanista (uncredited) | 
| Frank Mills | Arena Attendant (uncredited) | 
| Margaret McWade | Calvus' Wife (uncredited) | 
| Edwin Maxwell | The Augur - a Pompeii Official (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Ernest B. Schoedsack | Director | 
| Willis H. O'Brien | Visual Effects | 
| Roy Webb | Music | 
| Yakima Canutt | Stunts | 
| Ruth Rose | Screenplay | 
| Aline Bernstein | Costume Design | 
| J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Merian C. Cooper | Producer | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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