# 79 A.D.

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/79_A.D.
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/79_A.D..md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79_A.D.
> Source revision: 1332844211
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{short description|1962 film}}
{{for|the year|AD 79}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = 79 A.D. The Destruction of Herculaneum
| image          = 79 A.D. poster.jpg
| caption        = 
| director       = [Gianfranco Parolini](/source/Gianfranco_Parolini)
| producer       = 
| writer         = Gianfranco Parolini <br /> Giovanni Simonelli
| starring       = [Brad Harris](/source/Brad_Harris)<br>[Fulvia Gasser](/source/Fulvia_Gasser)<br>[Mara Lane](/source/Mara_Lane)
| music          = Carlo Franci
| cinematography = Francesco Izzarelli
| editing        = Edmondo Lozzi
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|1962}}
| runtime        = 113 minute
| country        = Italy<br/>France
| language       = [Italian](/source/Italian_language)
| budget         = 
}}

'''''79 A.D.''''' ({{langx|it|Anno 79 - La distruzione di Ercolano}}, {{langx|fr|Les derniers jours d'Herculanum}}, also known as '''''The Destruction of Herculaneum''''') is a 1962 Italian-French [epic](/source/Epic_film) [drama film](/source/drama_film) written and directed  by [Gianfranco Parolini](/source/Gianfranco_Parolini) and starring [Brad Harris](/source/Brad_Harris).<ref name="60-69-l">{{cite book|author=Roberto Chiti|author2=Roberto Poppi|author3=Enrico Lancia|author4=Mario Pecorari|name-list-style=amp|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film|year=1991|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1992|isbn=8876055932}}</ref><ref name=Merfd>{{cite book|author=Gianfranco Casadio|title=I mitici eroi: il cinema "peplum" nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro a oggi (1930-1993)|year=2007|publisher=Longo, 2007|isbn=978-8880635291}}</ref><ref>Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. {{ISBN|8877421835}}.</ref>

==Summary==

General Marcus Tiberius, Emperor Titus Flavius's nephew, triumphantly returns to [Rome](/source/Rome) only to discover the city in chaos. Street murders are escalating, and some corrupt members of the [Roman Senate](/source/Roman_Senate) are falsely accusing the [Christian](/source/Christianity) community. When ordered to act against the Christians, Marcus defies the command, leading his uncle to strip him of titles and exile him. Undeterred, Marcus resolves to investigate independently. Amidst the romance and political intrigue of the emperor's court in A.D. 79, a looming disaster unfolds. Beneath the shadow of [Mount Vesuvius](/source/Mount_Vesuvius), the city faces imminent destruction alongside [Herculaneum](/source/Herculaneum).

==Cast==
* [Brad Harris](/source/Brad_Harris) as Marcus Tiberius 
* [Mara Lane](/source/Mara_Lane) as  Diomira 
*  Susan Paget as  Livia 
* [Jany Clair](/source/Jany_Clair) as  Myrta 
* [Jacques Berthier](/source/Jacques_Berthier_(actor)) as  Tercius 
*  [Philippe Hersent](/source/Philippe_Hersent) as  Tito  Flavio 
* [Carlo Tamberlani](/source/Carlo_Tamberlani) as  Furio 
*  {{ill|Ivy Holzer|it|Ivy Holzer}} as  Claudia 
* [Isarco Ravaioli](/source/Isarco_Ravaioli) as  Licinio 
*  Đorđe Nenadović as  Samson 
*  Niksa Stefanini as  Valerio  
* Vladimir Leib as  Lepido  
* [Ignazio Dolce](/source/Ignazio_Dolce)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0055754}}

Category:French disaster films
Category:Italian disaster films
Category:1962 adventure films
Category:Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini
Category:Films about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
Category:Herculaneum
Category:1960s disaster films
Category:1960s sword-and-sandal films
Category:French adventure films
Category:Italian adventure films
Category:1962 Italian films
Category:1962 French films

{{1960s-Italy-film-stub}}
{{1960s-adventure-film-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [79 A.D.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79_A.D.) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79_A.D.?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.