Vesuvius: Deadly fury

Vesuvius: Deadly fury

On the 24th August 79 AD, the eruption of Vesuvius went down in history. The Roman city of Pompeii was totally eradicated. Several thousand of its inhabitants perished. Less than ten kilometres away, the small town of Herculaneum was lost under thirty meters of volcanic mud. The two hundred years of digs that followed uncovered the remains of only thirty-two bodies. So what happened to Herculaneum and its inhabitants?
History – Vulcanology – Mystery

Partner(s) : Doclab - CNRS

Broadcaster(s) : France 3 - Planète - Télé-Québec - France 5 - Rai

Director(s) : Marco Visalberghi, Maurice Ribière

Author(s) : Marco Visalberghi, Maurice Ribière

Year : 2002

Duration : 52 minutes

Festival(s) :

Festival du Film Archéologique (Amiens) 2003 – 2e Prix du festival

Festival International du Film Archéologique (Bruxelles) 2003 – Prix de l’image

Festival International du Film d’Archéologie (Nyon) 2003 – Prix spécial du jury et du public

Festival International du Film Maritime (Toulon) 2003 – Mention spéciale du jury

Rassegna Internazionale del Cinema Archeologico (Rovereto – Italie) 2003 – Prix du public

Rencontres Internationales de l’Audiovisuel Scientifique (Paris) 2003 – Prix spécial du jury

ICRONOS (Bordeaux) 2004 – Grand Prix du Festival



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