Pink Floyd at Pompeii

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Pink Floyd at Pompeii

G

1974

1h 32m

Documentary

Music

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Pink Floyd performs hit songs in an ancient Roman amphitheatre in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jun 4

To see this setting in IMAX is just incredible.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Apr 25

4/4

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.

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Neil McCormick

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Apr 23

4/5

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.

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John Robinson

Uncut Magazine [UK]

Dec 18

4/5

Maben’s direction – now rendered in the gleaming definition of this new release – is all about grandeur. The Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii footage has some sweet things in it...but the main character and scale of the concert sequences is monumental.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

May 23

3.5/4

Clearly conceived as a piece of cinema, to be enjoyed on a screen, which is not something that filmmakers regularly thought about back then; usually a filmed concert was just a filmed concert.

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Steve Horton

Consequence

May 8

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.

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Enrico S.

@Enrico Oct 21

After all these years, and maybe because of all these years, it is still a fantastic idea and great movie to watch. The 2025 restored version is crisp!

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Lee C

Jul 24

I can definitely say that this movie changed my life. The music paired with cinematic scenery brings so much emotion even when watching it on a screen.

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Chris M

@cm1973119 May 7

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!

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Josh M

May 3

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

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Michele M

May 1

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.

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Fred M

Apr 28

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.

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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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