Film
Vesuvius Express
1953 · 16m · Documentary
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Overview
The first travelogue released by Twentieth Century-Fox in CinemaScope, produced and directed by Otto Lang, is a photographic record of a journey from Milan to Naples, through Florence and Rome, on a streamlined passenger train. En route, the film takes time out in the cities mentioned to take a look at the landmarks -- past and present -- with the climax on the edge of Vesuvius' smoldering crater. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Crew
- Otto LangDirector
Details
- Release date
- December 16, 1953
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- Documentary
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