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Sanctum Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The Only Way Out Is Down

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Feb. 14, 2012

Sanctum

Release Date: Friday, February 4, 2011 Nationwide

James Cameron, Ben Browning, Ryan Kavanaugh, Dan Wyllie, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhys Wakefield, Richard Roxburgh, Michael Maher, Peter Rawlinson, Alice Parkinson, Christopher Baker, Alister Grierson, John Garvin, Andrew Wight

Follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth.

R Adventure 1 hr, 43 m

  • 3.9

74%

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Follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd)—are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out.
Adventure Drama 3D Shot-In-3D Epic

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Sanctum.

Crew Behind the Film

The Sanctum behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Alister Grierson last directed Tiger. The film's writer James Cameron last wrote Avatar: The Way of Water and Alita: Battle Angel.

Producer
Andrew Wight

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for language, some violence and disturbing images
Runtime
1 hr, 43 m
Tagline
The Only Way Out Is Down
Also known as
James Cameron's Sanctum

Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Sanctum movie production.

Key Facts

  • Shot on location off the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, Sanctum employs 3-D photography techniques Cameron developed to lens Avatar.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Sanctum was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, February 4, 2011. in around 2,789 theaters There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including The Roommate, The Other Woman and Waiting for Forever.



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Tue., Feb. 14, 2012

  • Changed the US Blu-ray release date from January 10, 2012 to June 7, 2011

  • Added a running time of 103 minutes

Sun., Jan. 2, 2011

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