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Up Pompeii (1971)

11/03/1971 (GB)Comedy1h 30m
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Overview

A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar.

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    1. Frankie Howerd

      Frankie Howerd

      Lurcio

    2. Michael Hordern

      Michael Hordern

      Ludicrus Sextus

    3. Barbara Murray

      Barbara Murray

      Ammonia

    4. Patrick Cargill

      Patrick Cargill

      Nero

    5. Lance Percival

      Lance Percival

      Bilius

    6. Julie Ege

      Julie Ege

      Voluptua

    7. Bill Fraser

      Bill Fraser

      Prosperus Maximus

    8. Rita Webb

      Rita Webb

      Cassandra

    9. Bernard Bresslaw

      Bernard Bresslaw

      Gorgo

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    A review by dennyjt

    6.0
    Written by dennyjt on Jul 29, 2022

    Movie spin-off from the popular TV series with Howerd repeating his role as the hapless slave involved in farcial goings-on. Packed with double entendres, the script gives full rein to Howerd's brand of mockery, with frequent breaking of the fourth wall, made when he was the most popular UK comic. The cheerfully cheap looking set is hardly expanded from the original while the plot is similarly loose. Howerd provokes the ire of Roman officer Percival who pursues him throughout the movie, including when his owners, Horden and Murray, throw a lascivious orgy, filled with naked flesh. Fraser has ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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