Pompeii: The Last Day
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| Genre | Docudrama |
| Written by | Edward Jones carter |
| Directed by | Peter Nicholson |
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| Composer(s) | Ty Unwin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Michael J. Mosley |
| Producer(s) | Ailsa Orr |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Distributor | BBC |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 20 October 2003 |
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Pompeii: The Last Day is a 2003 dramatized documentary that tells of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24 79 AD. This eruption covered the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash and pumice, killing all those trapped between the volcano and the sea. The documentary portrays the different phases of the eruption; it was directed by Peter Nicholson and written by Edward Canfor-Dumas.
The film was directed and produced by the BBC in co-production with TLC.
This was the highest rated specialist factual programme of the year with an audience of 10.3 million and a 40% share.
The documentary tells the story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius from the point of view of assorted inhabitants of Pompeii and Herculaneum whose names and occupations are known, including a local politician and his family, a fuller, his wife, and two gladiators. Historical characters include Pliny the Elder and his nephew Pliny the Younger.
It draws heavily on the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger as well as historical research and recent discoveries in volcanology. Extensive CGI was used to recreate the effects of the eruption.
Most of the people who were in Pompeii when the fourth pyroclastic surge hit died instantly or slowly suffocated to death.
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