Up Pompeii (film)

Up Pompeii
Theatrical poster
Directed byBob Kellett
Written bySid Colin
Based onan idea by Talbot Rothwell
Produced byNed Sherrin
StarringFrankie Howerd
Michael Hordern
Barbara Murray
CinematographyIan Wilson
Edited byAl Gell
Music byCarl Davis
Production
companies
Anglo-EMI
London Associated Films
Distributed byMGM-EMI
Release date
  • 11 March 1971 (1971-03-11)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£200,000[1]

Up Pompeii is a 1971 British sex comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd and Michael Hordern.[2] It was written by Sid Colin based on an idea by Talbot Rothwell.

It is based on characters that first appeared in the British television sitcom Up Pompeii! (1969–1975).

  1. ^ Moody, Paul (19 October 2018). EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema. Springer. p. 104. ISBN 9783319948034.
  2. ^ "Up Pompeii". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

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