Up Pompeii is a 1971 British sex comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd and Michael Hordern. The film was shot at Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, England and is based on characters that first appeared in the British television sitcom Up Pompeii! (1969–1975). Plot Lurcio becomes the inadvertent possessor of a scroll bearing all the names of the proposed assassins of Nero. The conspirators need to recover the scroll fast, but it has fallen into the hands of Lurcio's master, Ludicrus Sextus, who mistakenly reads the contents of the scroll to the Senate. Farcical attempts are made to retrieve the scroll before Pompeii is eventually consumed by the erupting Vesuvius. Cast Production The Robert Stigwood Organisation had money in the film. A version was made for American audiences with six minutes of additional footage including a prologue and epilogue and Lurcio setting the scene. Reception Box office The film was the 10th most popular film at the British box office in 1971. By June 1972 it had earned EMI a profit of £20,000. References External links 1971 films 1970s sex comedy films 1970s historical comedy films British sex comedy films British historical comedy films Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios Films shot in England Films based on television series Films directed by Bob Kellett Films scored by Carl Davis Films set in the Roman Empire Films set in 79 AD Pompeii in popular culture EMI Films films 1971 comedy films Films with screenplays by Sid Colin Depictions of Nero on film Films about assassinations 1970s English-language films 1970s British films