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The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

Description: Franco Nero, Laurence Olivier and Lesley-Anne Down star in a 1984 miniseries about greed and decadence in 79 A.D. Rome.
Genre: Action, Adventure
Year Released: 1984
First episode air date: May 6, 1984
Network: American Broadcasting Company
Director: Peter R. Hunt
Writers: Carmen Culver
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