Jone or the Last Days of Pompeii

This article is about the 1913 film directed by Del Colle and Vidali. For other uses, see The Last Days of Pompeii (disambiguation).

Ultimi giorni di Pompei, Gli
Directed by	Ubaldo Maria Del Colle Giovanni Enrico Vidali
Based on	The Last Days of Pompeii 1834 novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Produced by	Ernesto Maria Pasquali
Starring	Cristina Ruspoli Luigi Mele Giovanni Enrico Vidali Suzanne De Labroy
Cinematography	Raimondo Scotti
Music by	Colombino Arona
Distributed by	Monopolio Lombardo
Release date	26 August 1913 (1913-08-26)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Silent

Based on Edward Bulwer-Lytton's 1834 novel of the same name, the film - one of two different adaptations of the same book in Italy that year - is set during the final days leading up to the Mount Vesuvius eruption in Pompeii in 79 AD.

Plot

In Pompeii 79AD, Glaucus and Jone are in love with each other. Arbax, the Egyptian High Priest, is determined to conquer her. Glaucus buys the blind slave Nydia who is mishandled by her owner.

Nydia falls in love with him and asks Arbax for his help. He gives her a potion to make Glaucus fall in love with her. Unfortunately, to Nydia's dismay, the potion is actually a poison which will destroy his mind. Arbax' disciple Apoecides threatens to reveal publicly his wrongdoings. Arbax kills him and accuses Glaucus of the crime. He locks Nydia in a cellar to prevent her from speaking.

Glaucus is condemned to be thrown to the lions. Nydia manages to escape and tells Glaucus' friend Claudius what happened. Claudius rushes to the Circus to accuse Arbax and the crowd decides that Arbax and not Glaucus should be thrown to the lions.

The Vesuvius starts erupting and a widespread panic ensues. Under the shock, Glaucus recovers his mind. Blind Nydia, the only one to find her way in the darkness caused by the rain of ashes, leads Glaucus and Jone to safety and finds peace by drowning herself.

Cast

• Suzanne De Labroy as Nydia
• Cristina Ruspoli as Jone
• Luigi Mele as Glaucus
• Giovanni Enrico Vidali as Arbaces
• Michele Cuisa as Caleno
• Ines Melidoni as Julia

Production

The film was produced by Pasquali e C.

External links

• Ione o gli Ultimi giorni di Pompeii at IMDb