Up Pompeii

Up Pompeii

90 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1971

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.

Up Pompeii

90 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1971

Up Pompeii
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers
Original title Up Pompeii
Directors Bob Kellett
Writers Sid Colin, Talbot Rothwell

Cast

Frankie Howerd

as Lurcio

Michael Hordern

as Ludicrus Sextus

Barbara Murray

as Ammonia

Patrick Cargill

as Nero

Lance Percival

as Bilius

Julie Ege

as Voluptua

Bill Fraser

as Prosperus Maximus

Rita Webb

as Cassandra

Bernard Bresslaw

as Gorgo

Adrienne Posta

as Scrubba

Madeline Smith

as Erotica

Royce Mills

as Nausius

Ian Trigger

as Odius

Aubrey Woods

as Villanus

Hugh Paddick

as Priest

Samantha Bond

as Girl Bather

Gaye Brown

as Biggia