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Pink Floyd at Pompeii

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Pink Floyd performs hit songs in an ancient Roman amphitheatre in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy.
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Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com Director Maben’s frequent close-up views of guitarist David Gilmour’s cosmic-blues fretwork will make axe wonks happy, especially given the dimensions of the screen. Rated: 4/4 Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Neil McCormick Daily Telegraph (UK) Fifty-three years on [Pink Floyd at Pompeii] looks utterly magnificent, a glorious record of a group at the height of their powers that will delight every old rocker and should be required viewing for every aspiring young musician. Rated: 4/5 Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Ludovic Hunter-Tilney Financial Times ...this fascinating mish-mash of a film captures [Pink Floyd] at a crucial juncture, moving from psych-rock trailblazers in the European underground to prog superstars in US arenas. The head-trip still works. Rated: 4/5 Apr 22, 2025 Full Review Steve Horton Consequence The result is that this film isn’t necessarily for the Pink Floyd newbie, as they’ll be hopelessly confused as to who is who — however, they may still be able to take in the incredible music. May 8, 2025 Full Review Bill Newcott The Saturday Evening Post The playlist, mostly lengthy early catalog selections, unfolds in dreamlike arcs and vales that seem ready to conjure up the ghosts of Pompeii — represented here by frescoes and sculptures shown in cleverly edited snippets. Rated: 4/5 May 5, 2025 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez InSession Film Serves not only as a gift to the band, giving us this lovely music, but also as a commentary on the music industry of today. The artistic practices seen in the film are as antiquated as the relics seen in Pompeii. Rated: A- Apr 30, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris M Very much of its time, with self indulgence and sublime musicianship in equal measure. The sound quality is pretty remarkable given that this is over 50 years old! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/07/25 Full Review Josh M I watch this with my dad who saw it in 1975 the year it released it was so amazing knowing that Nick mason the drummer of pink Floyd and me having singer drum sticks by him made it so great it was good film to see them making Dark side of the moon in the studio Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Michele M Sound was GREAT. Pink Floyd was one of my favorites when in my 20s. Their music shined throughout the movie. Direction was strange but some of the imagery was intriguing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/01/25 Full Review Fred M I've been a fan since PF hit big in the states in 1973. They remain among my top-3 all-time groups, and David Gilmour is to be worshiped. That said, the 2025 refresh of the 1974 documentary did not add anything to my knowledge or appreciation of the group or its music. If I had been an ordinary fan, and hoped for a concert film, I would've been sorely disappointed. As documentaries go, this seemed little more than a slap-together of footage found on an editing room floor. I'm not unhappy I spent the $$ on a ticket, but I don't want to lie and make this film seem better than it was. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Audience Member An iconic classic with excellent Pink Floyd Sound! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/26/25 Full Review chuck z This was utterly boring. The period of Floyd was - with the exception of the post Roger era - their least interesting and the aimlessness of the music (sorry, the "hits" lol) is not offset much by the interesting location. The in-studio bits weren't much more interesting except maybe to hear David lay down some tracks that didn't make the DSOTM record. The interview parts were wholly unengaging and the end result was to experience a bit of shock that this band somehow managed to morph into the PF of the subsequent records. There's little evidence here that they much to offer beyond meandering instrumentals laced with wan vocals and pseudo avant-noise (just running a slide across the guitar and bass necks, basically). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Adrian Maben

Director

Pink Floyd

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Reiner Moritz

Executive Producer

Michèle Arnaud

Executive Producer
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Movie Info

Synopsis Pink Floyd performs hit songs in an ancient Roman amphitheatre in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy.
Director
Adrian Maben
Production Co
RM Productions Fernseh- und Filmgesellschaft mbH
Rating
G
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 21, 1974, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 24, 2025
Runtime
1h 32m
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