Up Pompeii
– A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall..
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.
11 Mar 1971
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Bob Kellett
Sid Colin (screenplay), Talbot Rothwell (idea)
Frankie Howerd, Patrick Cargill, Bill Fraser, Michael Hordern
Roman slave Lurkio inadvertently becomes the possessor of a scroll naming the proposed assassins of the Emperor Nero. Administering to the participants of his master's orgy guests seems small compared to the trouble the scroll brings - but all are in for a nasty shock when Mount Vesuvius decides to erupt.