Further Up Pompeii

Further Up Pompeii

1975 · 44 min · ★ 7.6 · Comedy

A BBC TV comedy movie about the people living in Pompeii prior to its destruction by volcano, focusing on the life of a house slave (played by Frankie Howerd). A sort of prequel to the 1971 movie "Up Pompeii"

Directed by David Croft · Written by Talbot Rothwell

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